FB Fashion Ball launches its 2025 event
FB Fashion Ball has launched its 2025 event, which will be the First Direct Arena’s first-ever fashion show when it takes place next April.
The glitzy black-tie gala awards dinner on April 24, 2025, is aiming to host more than 1,000 professionals and will feature a bigger and more elaborate fashion show and live entertainment to support multiple Yorkshire charities, with Life Foundation in Yorkshire being the event’s charity of the year.
The decision to move to the Arena was a leap of faith by founder Lisa Darwin, and already this has proven to be an excellent choice as new excitement and momentum for the event is apparent with a number of leading professionals stepping up to be FB Ambassadors.
She said: “We are motivated to make FB Fashion Ball bigger and better in every way, investing in innovative ideas and creative partnerships for the catwalk. New to FB will be the Business, Fashion and Lifestyle festival to further grow involvement from Yorkshire businesses, retail, and professionals.”
“The festival offers further engagement with business leaders, young professionals and students and connects businesses with future talent and young professionals with opportunities for personal and professional development. For lovers of all things fashion and lifestyle the shopping festival will not disappointment with a wide selection of retail brands and independents.”
As a thank you for everyone’s continued support Lisa is offering an early bird 10% discount until September 21, with only a 20% deposit to secure your table of 10 or 12 – book your table today.
The Fashion Show adds a touch of glamour to this business focused event with several partnerships from fashion, beauty, and lifestyle brands on a national level. As the event is held in Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham and Liverpool, it’s attracted an array of high profile catwalk partners such as John Lewis & Partners, Dior, Mango, Mint Velvet, All Saints, Next, H&M, River Island, Jigsaw, Hawes & Curtis, New Look, Ted Baker, Ralph Lauren, Hobbs, Dyson, Charlotte Tilbury, Chanel, Creed and Glamour Rocks to name a few, establishing the event as unique and an event like no other in the North of England.
Darwin added: “The wave of intrigue and elation surrounding the event is fantastic, I’m thankful to our event sponsors and partners to date, First Direct Arena, Clockwise, Thomas Coombs, Dakota Hotel, ICAEW, Leeds Law Society, LCASS, LYP, Leeds JLD, P100, Afterwork Club, Yorkshire Businesswoman, PM Forum, Yorkshire Leadership Group, J9 Advisory, Aimee Willow Connex, University Centre Leeds, NPH Ethnic Minority Business & Policy Forum, YABA, Northern Collective, Lavish and The Selected. TheBusinessDesk.com continues to be the event’s premium media partner and great supporter.”
Nominations goes live for the prestigious Yorkshire Business Hero Awards on Monday so act quickly and nominate yourself, colleagues, your business and contacts fbfashionball.show/awards/
Organisers are calling for the Yorkshire business community to get behind the event and encourage their people to get involved. If you are interested in being a Sponsor, Partner, Exhibitor, Model or Performer and would like to see yourself and your colleagues celebrated on the huge Arena stage please email Lisa Darwin at lisa@fbfashionball.show
