Last night's #MCRFW Blogger Meet and Event Line Up!

So, last night was my first ever official blogger event!

Still being fairly new on the blogging scene this was a fantastic opportunity for me to meet fellow bloggers in the North West, and of course find out some fab new blogs to read!! 

The event was hosted by Manchester Fashion Week to give all the official MCRFW bloggers a chance to meet before the event itself (only 26 days away!). We sipped champers and enjoyed some scrummy MCRFW cupcakes surrounded by fabulous artwork in the beautiful Castle Gate Galleries in Manchester's Deansgate. Head of Fashion for Manchester Fashion Week, Kirsty Attwood attended and greeted us all, filling us in with details of the event and revealed some little teasers for what the future holds for Manchester Fashion Week, which I can tell you sounds really exciting! It is definitely one to watch (look out London...) 

Blogger Meet at Castle Galleries, 26/03/13

Fellow Bloggers: Irene of irenadworld.blogspot.co.uk : Martyna of elmartina.blogspot.co.uk : Alex of alexdphotography.co.uk 

 Me with lovely fellow bloggers Irene and Alex. I am wearing Monochrome dress from River Island, £28.00

At the event, we also received a fab goody box filled with fabulous treats!

The box contained the following:

1. A free facial and £10 off voucher for the Skin Health Spa in Manchester

2. Firefly, Natural Drinks in Orange and Passion Fruit Flavour, 500ml (Yum!)

3. Seascape, Island Apothecary Refresh Hand Lotion 300ml

4. Anatomicals: Tanatomicals, the Holy Grail for the deathly pale instant +self tan mousse, 150ml 

5. Jelly Belly, jellybeans 3x 10g bags

Lucky me! I am loving this months selection of goodies and really looking forward to giving them a proper try out! (The Jelly Belly jellybeans did not last long! I hadn't eaten jellybeans for years and they brought me straight back to my childhood, yummy!) 

I am particularly pleased to have received the Seascape hand lotion as I have recently been doing lots of shifts in work on my Jon Richard concession counter in Debenhams and the pesky air conditioning is really drying out my skin! I have particularly noticed me hands have been getting much drier so this is the perfect product for me to try out right now! I have never used a Seascape product before, either, so really interested to see how they work!

Of course I am also over the moon to have received a Tanitomicals fake tan, being from Liverpool, we are known for our love of this particular product so this did put a smile on my face! I am heading out to a fancy dress party this Sat so may try it out prior to this event! 

I am also loving the Firefly's 'simple' philosophy of just wanting to quench my thirst! I love the Ornage and Passion fruit flavour and this is definitely a drink I will be purchasing next time I am a little bit parched! 

Finally a big Thankyou to the Manchester Fashion Week team for putting together such a great event! I am EVEN MORE excited for fashion week than I was before... if that was even possible!! It is shaping up to be a fantastic event!! 

The line up for the first four days of the event was released this week on the MCRFW website, mcrfashionweek.com,  and tickets are now available to buy online (Buy them here)

They are flying out fast and it is set to be a sold out event so snap your tickets up fast before they go!! This is definitely not one to be missed!! 

Screen shots from mcrfashionweek.com featuring the event lineup

So, which events are you most looking forward to?? Let me know, I'd love to know which events everyone is attending and look forward to seeing you there!! 

Much Love

Kate xxx

#MCRFW13 Update: Exciting Developments!

The plus side to my disappearance these last two months is that I have TONS of hot Manchester Fashion Week goss' to fill you in with! ... Every cloud right??

The one I am most excited about sharing is of course the addition of NET-A-PORTER.COM 's own Kirsty Attwood as the MCRFW team's new Head of Fashion! With a decade of experience working alongside some of the most high-profile and luxurious brands in the world, teamed with her influential decision making with sales teams, her success with the Studio Services department at Selfridges London, and the fact she has owned her own womenswear brand Kirstmairie which attracted a number of celebrity clients, she will almost certainly be ensuring this MCRFW will be a show to remember! (I told you it was good..)

With such a wide variety of experience it is evident that Attwood has a lot to bring to the MCRFW table, her experience within design will enable her to relate to those featured in the show and her background in sales, management, and business as a whole means she has the creative vision and strategical know-how to make her a force to be reckoned with! 

Kirsty now plans to utilise this experience to cement MCRFW as an integral part of the Fashion industries events calender:

"The inspiration behind MCRFW offers such a foundation to this companies structure it has huge potential to have an integral and impact-full contribution to the industry as a whole, over the next year I hope to build those relationships to not only establish the industries professionals based in the north but give a platform to new talent" Kirsty Attwood, MCRFW Head of Fashion 

Kirsty Attwood, hard at work for #MCRFW13 

Attwood is most certainly making her mark revealing that this years Fashion Show will take place in Manchester's National Football Museum on April 22nd-26th - mark your diaries now ladies! 

The choice of venue could not capture Manchester's proud legacy more, combining its two great loves... Football and Fashion! It is a city that has produced some of the finest athletes and most iconic designers in the country so the National Football Museum could not be a more fitting choice to celebrate the cities style and fresh, new talent! 

The show itself will transform the iconic, Urbis building into a must-visit hot spot showcasing 30 fashion shows and playing host to 15 exhibition spaces throughout the 5-day event. Not only can you expect to see MCRFW house its usual extravaganza of catwalks and shopping, there will also be some surprises from the fabulous MCRFW team to celebrate the building of their new website and blog plus the exciting launch of MCRFW hosts! 

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Keep your eyes peeled for my next post about #MCRFW 's collaboration with student Ocean Williams and sponsors, Duo Plastics

Kate
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