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Cheshire Fashion Week 2023
2023-06-17 | Chester Town Hall, 33 Northgate St, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 2HQ, United Kingdom
City Wide Celebration – Cheshire Fashion Week
As part of Chester Heritage Festival and In celebration of this summer’s citywide celebration, Cheshire Fashion Week returns with a visually captivating contemporary presentation featuring live models to create a powerful cinematic experience with an open-to-the-public presentation. A collection of clothing designed to interpret Chester’s fashion history will be curated by designers who will rework and echo-friendly the designs and display them on models at Chester Town Hall, a beautiful civic and historic building. Fashion garment collections from every decade will be displayed with captivating visual presentations. Cheshire Fashion Week Arts – Fashionweekarts is curating this project.
The Events Schedule
11:30 am – 3:30 pm
The Chester Grosvenor Museum costume department’s collection of historically curated clothing will be filtered through a powerful modernity as part of an exhibition that will run throughout the day and open to the general public. Visitors can explore the stories behind each clothing piece, tour Chester Town Hall, and celebrate Chester’s fashion heritage.

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Talks / Education – Attend a talk and demonstration by fashion designers and artists and get tips on fashion drawings, fabric selection, sewing techniques, makeup, hairstyles during different eras, and art photography throughout the session. We hope to include people from all backgrounds and educational levels, including those with alopecia, in this session. Guests of all ages are welcome, but those under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
City Wide Celebration – Cheshire Fashion Week
A visually captivating contemporary presentation with live models by Cheshire Fashion Week Arts aimed at delivering a powerful cinematic feel as clothes designed to interpret history by participating designers and artists will be displayed on live models in order to create compelling visual experiences showcasing Chester’s fashion garment collections from every decade. The clothes will be displayed live in a contemporary art exhibition where images and films will be projected on a screen and models present live. This project is being curated by Cheshire Fashion Week Arts – Fashionweekarts.

Chester's Fashion History Free Exhibition
2023-06-17 11:30 - 14:30 UTC | Chester Town Hall, 33 Northgate St, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 2HQ, United Kingdom
We wear clothes to protect ourselves, but they also represent our culture and identity. Therefore, it’s no surprise that communities have used clothing for centuries to communicate status, celebrate important events, and show unity.
In celebration of Chester’s history of fashion during Chester Heritage Festival and Cheshire Fashion Week 2023, Chester Fashion Contemporary presents Chester’s Fashion History is a free exhibit that will be open to the public for a day. Made possible by the Heritage Fund is an exhibition featuring historic clothing from our local museum, as well as recreations of clothing by designers, artists, and locals to illustrate time and trends, we will tell stories and recall memories about cultural traditions, commemorations, and celebrations through an exhibit of clothing from our local museum.
We invite you to join us in celebrating Chester‘s Fashion History with Chester Grosvenor Museum’s curated collection of historic clothing reimagined alongside, stories of events at Browns Of Chester, which can be viewed by visitors of ‘Chester‘s Fashion History Defining Moments’ at Chester Town Hall, a Grade II* listed building that holds its own history and is reopening to the public after closure during the pandemic. As we draw on avant-garde installation and performance art to provide visitors with access to our county’s unique and irreplaceable history of fashion, locally sourced echo-friendly clothing pieces created by talented designers, locals, and those currently housed at our local museum allow us to reflect, learn about the history and heritage of fashion through decades and the shifting periods in it. Come and learn about Chester‘s history of fashion through particular garments and the craft that was put into them in aid of Hair Heals Organisation.

Porsche Chester Cheshire Fashion Week
2024-06-13 19:00 - 2024-06-15 23:30 | Chester Cathedral, St Werburgh St, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 2DY, United Kingdom
The Cheshire fashion and beauty industry’s largest event presented by Claire Namukolo Raven and sponsored by Porsche Automobile takes place from the13-15, June 2024.
Cheshire Fashion Week will showcase the latest trends, fashion shows, networking opportunities, recognition awards, and a combination of international and regional fashion designers, retail brands, creatives, and fashion enthusiasts, establishing Chester as Fashion’s destination. The week will feature a ‘Porsche opening night’ of the ‘Fashion Week Awards UK’ at the beautiful Abode Hotel Chester, a reception reserved for invites only on the 13th June, followed by the main event at Chester Cathedral on the 14th June 2024 open to the public and family-friendly, culminating in a very ‘Porsche closing night on the 15th June 2024 at Porsche Centre Chester car showrooms at Cheshire Oaks designer outlet.
There are sponsorship packages and opportunities for brands, fashion designers, retailers, aspiring models, make-up artists, and more. For more information, click here!

Cheshire Fashion Week 2024 Winter
2024-11-02 19:00 - 23:00 | Chester Cathedral, St Werburgh St, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 2DY, United Kingdom
Porsche Chester Centre Cheshire Fashion Week’s summer 2024 ready-to-wear season is expected to be a highly attended and successful series of events, and applications have been officially closed, with shows taking place across Chester.A new set of fall/winter shows are being held at the magnificent Chester Cathedral on the 2nd, November 2024, sponsored by Porsche Centre Chester, and applications are now open for brands, designers, models, makeup artists, and sponsors.
In the drop-down menu, select the correct option you are interested in booking, from designer or brand showcasing slots to standard or VIP tickets.
Our designers and brand packages include press coverage, Fashion Week recommendations, 10 models, and full production and business support before and after the event. Designers who use animal-harming materials cannot apply.
Full details can be found on the website https://cheshirefashionweek.com/

Cheshire Fashion Week 2026
2026-09-05 19:00 - 22:00
Cheshire Fashion Week tickets are also available on the Cheshire Fashion Week website.

Designer lineup to be updated soon. Please purchase more tickets on the Cheshire Fashion Week website. https://cheshirefashionweek.com/
Cheshire Fashion Week returns, bringing together emerging and established global designers for a three-day programme of runway shows and fashion-led experiences in the North West. By continuing to position Cheshire as a destination for fashion, creativity, and cultural engagement, both domestically and globally, the event strengthens the Destination Northern identity. This year introduces a new partnership with Porsche Centre Wilmslow, aligning luxury automotive design with contemporary fashion in a collaboration centred on innovation and craftsmanship. There will be curated designer showcases, industry-led experiences, and opportunities for audiences to engage with the fashion landscape in a refined, forward-looking environment. Cheshire Fashion Week is a destination indicator and platform in Cheshire that brings together fashion, culture, and regional identity.
For ticket purchases, visit https://cheshirefashionweek.com/
