After a decade-long hiatus, Manchester Trend Week is making its grand return this September, marking a transformative second for the UK’s trend calendar and laying the groundwork for a brand new period of sustainable, tech-driven design.
Working from 9 – 11 September 2025, the reimagined Manchester Trend Week goals to future-proof the British trend trade by putting sustainability, innovation and neighborhood collaboration at its core.
Gemma Gratton, Government Producer of Manchester Trend Week, mentioned: “Manchester has at all times led – in music, in manufacturing, in actions. And now, it is time to lead once more by future-proofing trend from the bottom up.
“Manchester Trend Week isn’t just a celebration of fashion, however a cultural catalyst for folks, function, and progress.”
This yr’s version will highlight three key themes throughout its three days: Heritage & Future-Proof, Well being & Wellness and Tech & Innovation. The occasion is about to unfold throughout varied areas, with its major hub at Campfield within the St John’s space – a newly refurbished cultural area.
Manchester Trend Week will carry collectively a spread of rising designers and heritage manufacturers, providing a platform for what organisers describe as “radical collaboration and sincere dialogue”.
It is going to be led by key trade changemakers, together with Carry Somers, Founding father of the worldwide motion Trend Revolution, and Safia Minney MBE, founding father of Folks Tree and a long-standing pioneer of fair-trade trend. The initiative can also be backed by media associate Eco-Age, the sustainability-focused media platform and consultancy.
John Higginson, CEO, of Eco Age, added: “Manchester is Britain’s trend mecca. The place else do you go the place everybody walks round as if they’re at all times on a catwalk? However there’s a combat between crappy flimsy quick trend and the attractive belongings you need to preserve eternally. Manchester Trend Week is all about future trend – eternally trend.”
