Manchester is preparing to welcome some of the most A-list celebrities to the city centre streets, as the world's biggest fashion brand - Chanel - is hosting a huge fashion show in the Northern Quarter.
On December 6-7, 600 of the biggest names in showbiz and fashion will descend onto Thomas Street for this year's Métiers d'Art show.
Previously hosted in fashion capitals, including Paris and Shanghai, this event cements Manchester as a major player in the global fashion scene.
The Northern Quarter has been voted one of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world by TimeOut, praised for its urban charm, world-class street art and a fantastic music, food and art scene.
Thomas Street is perhaps the most iconic street in the Northern Quarter with its vibrant colours, street art, independent boutiques and edgy food and drink hotspots - and is the perfect backdrop to this unique event.
Planning for the event has been months in the making and the Northern Quarter has been gearing up for the last week, constructing a huge structure that looks to be an outdoor covered catwalk.
The city has seemingly been chosen to host due to its rich history within the textile industry, and the show's backdrop will reflect working-class Northern Britain in the world's first industrial city.
On December 6-7, 600 of the biggest names in showbiz and fashion will descend onto Thomas Street for this year's Métiers d'Art show.
Previously hosted in fashion capitals, including Paris and Shanghai, this event cements Manchester as a major player in the global fashion scene.
The Northern Quarter has been voted one of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world by TimeOut, praised for its urban charm, world-class street art and a fantastic music, food and art scene.
Thomas Street is perhaps the most iconic street in the Northern Quarter with its vibrant colours, street art, independent boutiques and edgy food and drink hotspots - and is the perfect backdrop to this unique event.
Planning for the event has been months in the making and the Northern Quarter has been gearing up for the last week, constructing a huge structure that looks to be an outdoor covered catwalk.
The city has seemingly been chosen to host due to its rich history within the textile industry, and the show's backdrop will reflect working-class Northern Britain in the world's first industrial city.
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00:00 Manchester is preparing to welcome some of the most A-list celebrities to the city centre
00:05 streets as the world's biggest fashion brand, Chanel, is hosting a huge fashion show in
00:10 the Northern Quarter. On the 6th and 7th of December, 600 of the biggest names in showbiz
00:16 and fashion will descend onto Thomas Street for this year's Metier d'Art show.
00:21 Previously hosted in fashion capitals including Paris and Shanghai, this event cements Manchester
00:27 as a major player in the global fashion scene. The Northern Quarter has been voted one of
00:32 the coolest neighbourhoods in the world by Time Out, praised for its urban charm, world-class
00:38 street art and a fantastic music, food and art scene. Thomas Street is perhaps the most
00:43 iconic street in the Northern Quarter with its vibrant colours, street art, independent
00:49 boutiques and edgy food and drink hotspots and is the perfect backdrop to this unique
00:54 event. Planning for the event has been months in the making and the Northern Quarter has
00:59 been gearing up for the last week, constructing a huge structure that looks to be an outdoor
01:04 covered catwalk. The city has seemingly been chosen to host due to its rich history within
01:09 the textile industry and the show's backdrop will reflect working-class Northern Britain
01:14 in the world's first industrial city. Manchester has been rising in international fame and
01:20 just this year saw the announcement of several prestigious venues such as Soho House, the
01:25 W Hotel and Sexy Fish. The Chanel show is the newest addition to Manchester's luxury
01:31 scene and is the first time the fashion brand has held a fashion show in England since 2009.
01:38 All of the city's five-star hotels have been booked out for the event including Hotel Gotham,
01:44 the Stock Exchange Hotel, Radisson Bleu Edwardian and Salford's The Lowry and will be hosting
01:50 some of the biggest celebrity names. 600 VIPs and celebs are expected to be jetting in
01:55 from all over the world and there has been some speculation about who is on the guest
02:00 list. Exactly who will be arriving on private jets to Manchester Airport remains a closely
02:06 guarded secret but the event is strictly invite only. It is thought football legend David
02:12 Beckham and former Spice Girl and fashion designer Victoria Beckham will be in attendance.
02:18 Previous events have seen supermodel Naomi Campbell and American singer-songwriter Pharrell
02:23 Williams. The world's eyes will likely be trained on the Northern Quarter on Thursday
02:28 the 7th of December to see exactly what Chanel has in store. The iconic fashion brand has
02:34 confirmed the runway show will be released as a film for everyone to see and it will
02:39 go live on Friday the 8th of December at 9am in the UK. Chanel is said to be paying out
02:45 compensation to bars and businesses affected by the huge scale of construction. Rumours
02:50 have said some bars have been closed for £100,000 for just three days. A range of Chanel events
02:56 are also set to take place across various venues in the city over the three days including
03:01 Victoria Baths which will play host to the exclusive after show party. With Manchester's
03:07 recent rise in international fame, the Chanel show is the beginning of a new era for the
03:12 city.