Yorkshire’s professionals make fashion their business
YORKSHIRE business leaders are preparing to strut their stuff on the catwalk next month at the annual charity FB Fashion Ball.
The popular event, which is being held at New Dock Leeds on May 19, brings the business community together for an evening of celebration and to showcase the latest catwalk collections for Spring/Summer, with a growing audience of more than 500 professionals.
Fashion brands featuring on the night include French Connection, Designers at Debenhams, House of Fraser, Coast, Hawes & Curtis alongside independent designers from the city such as Ages of Elegance, Lisa Jayne Dann and the newly launched Glamour Rocks.
High profile business professionals including Arif Ahmad, PwC; Chris Allen, Blacks Solicitors, Victoria Davey, Gordons, Kelly Hinch, Radio Aire presenter, Dave Jones, Reward Capital and Stephen Griffiths, Rothschild will be lining up for their personal make-over by Westrow and 15 cosmetic brands from Boots in preparation for their debut on the runway.
The FB Fashion Ball is now in its 19th year, with numerous businesses giving their support each year, including Walker Morris, TheBusinessDesk.com, BHP, Deloitte, Clarion, Barclays, Eversheds, Grant Thornton, Santander, HSBC, LCF Law, Lloyds, Pinsent Masons, RSM, Resource, Squire Patton Boggs, Addleshaw Goddard, Garbutt & Elliott, Gordons, Shulmans, Armstrong Watson, Chadwick Lawrence, Schofield Sweeney, Thomas Coombs, E&Y, KPMG, Irwin Mitchell, BWC, Legatus Law, ICAEW, Leeds Law Society, Herd Careers, Eddisons, BDO, Brewin Dolphin, DLA, DWF and NatWest.
If you are interested in getting involved or are wanting to attend the event, contact Lisa Darwin: lisa@eventium.co.uk
