After a decade, Manchester Fashion Week will return from 9-11 September 2025, setting out a bold blueprint for the future of fashion. Rooted in Manchester’s textile heritage and driven by innovation, the three-day event brings together leading designers, cultural voices and pioneering thinkers to address fashion’s biggest challenges.
While the main schedule is industry-led, this inaugural edition also throws open its doors to the public, offering rare access to some of fashion’s most influential voices and moments. For the first time, Mancunians and visitors alike will be able to sit front row at discussions that usually happen behind closed doors, join live debates with global changemakers, and take part in interactive showcases.
From intimate book launches and exclusive panels with pioneers of new fashion systems; to live music, styling workshops and upcycling demonstrations, Manchester Fashion Week is giving the public an unprecedented opportunity to experience the beating heart of the fashion industry up close. These events go beyond the runway, sparking conversations about the future of fashion while celebrating creativity, culture and community.
Gemma Gratton, Executive Producer of Manchester Fashion Week, says, “Manchester has always been a city that leads. Manchester Fashion Week is about giving everyone direct access to the ideas and voices shaping fashion’s future, from new ways of thinking, technology to culture and community. For the public, it’s a chance to not only watch, but to take part in that dialogue, to be in the room where the change is happening.”
Public Event Highlights
- Carry Somers Book Launch (9 Sept, 6.30pm, £7): The Fashion Revolution founder shares her new book The Nature of Fashion, exploring the deep connections between materials, history and nature, followed by a live Q&A and signing.
- Future Fashion Fair: In Conversation (10 Sept, £12): A discussion with Carry Somers, Safia Minney MBE and Paul Foulkes-Arellano on the future of ethical fashion and building a circular economy.
- Wayne Hemingway in Conversation with DJ Paulette (11 Sept, 7pm, £12): Two Manchester icons on creativity, culture and music, followed by an evening of live sets from DJ Paulette and SNO.
- The Club Preloved x MFW (11 Sept, 3pm–late, £5): A showcase of independent sustainable brands and vintage curators at the ABC Dome, with live upcycling, styling sessions, podcast recordings, and live Northern music.
These events reflect Manchester Fashion Week’s mission to make fashion accessible, conscious and collaborative, while shining a spotlight on the region’s unique cultural energy.
Tickets are limited and expected to sell quickly. Visit Manchester Fashion Week on Eventbrite to secure your place here.
