Today saw the opening of Mulberry’s pop-up shop at Liverpool’s Harvey Nichols Beauty Bazaar. Taking over a corner of the first floor, the pop-up contains a well curated selection of Mulberry’s AW13 handbag and accessories collections. On display are both new and classic designs in an array of colours ranging from blush…
Manchester
Take a look at the latest news and events in our favour city and hometown, Manchester. We will focus on our city's greatest talents, meet with influencers who represent the area and give insight to life in Manchester.
Art Life
Last week we popped our heads into Piccadilly Place to check out the final pieces from five Manchester Art School students. The location and environment of the exhibition; an industrial open spaced room ready for refurbishment, perfectly complimented the theme “Transience”- a perspective on the art of temporary. The five budding artists;…
STYLEetc & Glamorous Party at Sakura
Last night, celebs, press and fashion bloggers from all over Manchester and the northwest joined STYLEetc and Glamorous for an evening of pampering and pre-party canapés and cocktails. Hosted in the VIP gold room at Sakura on Deansgate Locks, the Manchester fash pack were out in force, including bloggers Penelope Armstrong of fashion-fade.blogspot.co.uk,Gwen…
Last chance to purchase Cocktails In The City tickets
Tomorrow evening Manchester’s largest cocktail event returns to the grandiose surroundings of the Manchester Town Hall with new bars, fantastic cocktails and new experiences to excite and entertain Manchester’s drinks enthusiasts. There will be food available from STYLEetc faves – Almost Famous and music from Crazy P and El Diablo. The Great…
STYLEetc Spring Issue Party
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…
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…