STYLEetc held a drinks gathering at Harvey Nichols Second Floor Bar on Tuesday evening, to celebrate the release of their Spring Issue. The guest list was made up of Manchester’s finest creatives, fashionistas, PR firms and press. The event even tempted a couple of Londoners to travel north for the night with…
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Sundays are the new Saturday nights at Brunch Club, Neighbourhood
It would take either a severe case of myopia, or a major imaginative effort to mistake Manchester for New York City. We’re cool, for sure, but more of a Granny Smith than a Big Apple. Spinningfield’s Neighbourhood Restaurant and Bar, however, is looking to change all that with the best party to…
Coffee and Cocktails at Kahlúa Coffee House
If there’s one thing Manchester has embraced in recent months, it’s the pop up. Temporary by nature, these pop ups – whether cafés, bars, restaurants, markets or chocolate shops – are, more often than not, wonderful little pockets of diversity and innovation. Last year, The Ski Club and the Oast House’s Christmas…
Robot and Frank Review
A friendship between an aging scoundrel and his emotionless helper robot may not seem like the most obvious pairing, but it’s precisely this connection that makes the latest release of Robot and Frank so refreshing. The aging scoundrel in question is Frank, played with a delightful mixture of roguish charm and vulnerability by…
Harvey Nichols SS13 Fashion Show
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – the season of awards and the celebration of fashion. Which is why Harvey Nichols Manchester gathered the most glamorous and stylish guests, including Abbey Crouch, Natasha Hamilton, Rachel Shenton, Lisa Carrick, Jude Cisse, Dani Lawrence, Leanne Brown and STYLEetc team to showcase SS13…
“All Star Lanes” Manchester Launch
All Star Lanes, the stylish American bowling experience has finally reached Manchester, inviting the press and special guests to attend its launch at the historic Great Northern Warehouse last night. The £2.5m, 19,500 square foot Manchester venue with a distinctive retro feel has 10 bowling lanes, two of which are located in…
To Kill A Mockingbird at The Royal Exchange
A young woman walks on stage, which is bare but for a layer of sand and a single, standing microphone. She is holding a book. In her baggy, oversized coat, she looks small and uncertain, but her voice is strong. “To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee,” she says and begins to read. Then,…
Manchester International Festival 2013
Tickets for the main shows at the Manchester International Festival (MIF) 2013 went on sale this week. Macbeth, staring Kennath Branagh, sold out on the first day, and The XX In Residence quickly followed suit. Still available to buy are tickets for Massive Attack V Adam Curtis. Also announced, The Biospheric Project, will see a…
Cascade Craze
STYLEetc love a bit of theatrics on a night out and Manchester revellers were the first to experience new visual effect product ‘thisisCascade’ making it’s public debut on the nightlife-scene at The Circle Club last weekend. Designed with the stylish bar and nightclub-goer in mind, this exciting innovation uses dry-ice to achieve…
Cartier-Bresson: A Question of Colour Exhibition
Last week STYLEetc visited the Cartier-Bresson: A Question of Colour exhibition hosted in London’s Somerset House. Henri Cartier-Bresson is considered the founder of street photography, famous for his black and white prints taken in urban places. He has captured some of the most iconic imagery of the last century. His photographs manage…
STYLEetc meet Jennie McAlpine for a chat about her new restaurant
On Wednesday evening we were invited to a sneak preview of Chris Farr and Jennie McAlpine’s new restaurant Annies. Tucked away down Old Bank Street in the historic Royal Exchange building, Annies affectionately doffs its top hat to neighbouring St Ann’s Square, from which it takes its name. It is the result…
STYLEetc AW12 Soiree
STYLEetc held a drinks gathering at Harvey Nichols Second Floor last week, to celebrate the release of our A/W Bumper Issue with a selection of Manchester’s finest creatives and fashionistas! Prosecco flowed freely all evening, as guests mused over the magazine and chatted to the STYLEetc team about what had gone on…
STYLEetc Interview Jewellery Designer Fei Liu
L-R: STYLEetc Editor Gemma Latham with Jewellery Designer Fei Liu and Managing Director of Green+Benz, Helen Dimmick. This week STYLEetc were invited to jewellery boutique Green+Benz, to meet designer Fei Liu and learn about his unique jewellery designs which combine influences of Eastern heritage with western techniques. With a place on this year’s Professional…
STYLEetc enjoy the WICI Autumn Social
A slice of Manchester’s female creative force gathered at Harvey Nichols Manchester last night for the WICI Autumn Social. The ladies enjoyed beauty treats and AW12 make-up tips in the Beauty Hall, followed by creative chat over dinner in the Brasserie. Kept hydrated by a steady flow of fizz, the WICI ladies explored…
Coronation Street’s Ryan Thomas and Emmerdale’s Danny Miller Realease 1000s of Balloons Across Manchester
Former Emmerdale star Danny Miller showed his support for ballooncard on Saturday as the Manchester based charity he is co-founder of ‘Once Upon a Smile’ was chosen as the first locally based charity ballooncard is supporting in our region. Miller’s celebrity mates including Waterloo Road’s Nav Choudry and Coronation Street’s Ryan Thomas…
Harvey Nichols AW12 Fashion Show
It’s fashion show season! Hot on the heels of Paris fashion week, luxury department store Harvey Nichols brought the glamour, celebrities and fash pack to Manchester, to showcase their edit of the AW12 trends. The STYLEetc team mingled with celebrities, stylists and fashion bloggers during a champagne reception in the store’s accessories…
Manchester’s Biggest Blow-Dry Bar Launches!
TOO-FUNKY HAIR SALON blew VIPs away last night as it held its red carpet launch party at its store in Manchester City Centre and STYLEetc were amongst the Manchester gliteratti… Standing in a prime location on Deansgate and housed in Barton Arcade TOO-FUNKY HAIR and retail salon is now the BIGGEST blow-dry…
Julie Neville and Selfridges give hope to the Good Life Orphanage
Selfridges Trafford welcomed Julie Neville and 50 of her friends to a fundraising event in aid of the Good Life Orphanage. Julie Neville and her company Win Naturally hosted the event at Selfridges Trafford Centre to raise money for the Good Life Orphanage – a charity that provides a safe and secure…
The Most Wanted and The It List Awards 2012
Presented by Creative HEAD and sponsored in 2012 by hair superpower ghd, The It List represents hairdressing’s hottest aged 30 and under. The Most Wanted and The It List Grand Finals took place on 3 September at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. With 15 awards including Most Wanted Hair Icon,…
The Olympic Torch Arrives In Manchester..
The Olympic torch has finally made its way to Manchester. With a detailed journey to take, weaving through the streets of our beloved city, STYLEetc set out to meet one bearer, Claire Dixon, who shall be carrying the torch through Reedsholme to the city centre. Claire’s nomination story Claire’s dream was to…