Missguided to sponsor Manchester Fashion Week

Online fashion brand Missguided has announced

that it is to sponsor the first ever Manchester Fashion Week, which takes place from April 9-14.

The event takes place in Manchester’s luxury retail quarter, Spinningfields, and for six-days it will feature catwalk shows, parties, fashion films shown on an outdoor cinema, and secret gigs. As principle sponsor, Missguided will take centre stage on April 10 with five themed catwalk shows showing its new and exclusive summer collections, as well as hosting a VIP party.

Managing Director of Missguided, Nitin Passi, said of the sponsorship: "As Manchester's most exciting and forward-thinking young fashion brand, it was a natural fit to support this new initiative, celebrating the city as a go-to destination for the best in UK fashion."

Other brands hosting catwalk shows include Mulberry, All Saints, and boutique Flannels, as well as the best in Manchester design talent from the fashion students of Manchester Metropolitan University.