Glam up North
With its trend-setting cultural scene, classy restaurants, fabulous nightclubs and chic hotels, Manchester has plenty of winter sparkle to go round. Photographer Darren Lennon captures the city's glam factor in an exclusive photoshoot for All About Manchester.
Art direction/production: Hidden Creative www.hiddenltd.com
Photographer: Darren Lennon darren@wearedot.co.uk
Model: Siobhan @ Boss Model Management
Stylist: Gemma Harrison www.fashionstylist.me
Hair & makeup/digital retouching: Louise Box louboxmakeup@hotmail.co.uk
Assistants: Danny Lambert-Madocks & Rebeka Fiona
Photographic lighting equipment hire: PKE Lighting www.pkelighting.com
Special thanks to Graham Bradford, Maria Merlini, Andrea Murphy, Claire Taylor and Deborah Young
Siobhan wears Miu Miu nude layered top, £225, Flannels at the Lowry Outlet Mall - a great destination for affordable glamour; and vintage cream feather stole, £38, Retro Rehab.
Venue: The Modern Bar and Restaurant at Urbis, with its fabulous views of Exchange Square and the Manchester Wheel.
www.urbis.org.uk
Siobhan wears Dolce & Gabbana bustier dress, £210, Flannels at the Lowry Outlet Mall; Chloe slouch tie ankle boots, £398, Poshu; and embellished cuff, £69, Blac @ Nocturnal, Manchester Craft and Design Centre.
Venue: The Urbis exhibition gallery showing HomeGrown: the Story of UK Hip Hop.
www.urbis.org.uk
Siobhan wears black evening dress courtesy of the Royal Exchange Costume Hire; Planet black embellished bag, £39, Windsmoor Group at the Lowry Outlet Mall; leather and silver cuff, £60, Carly Townsend @ Designers Eclectic, Manchester Craft and Design Centre; and red Beatrix Ong courts, £398, Poshu.
Venue: The kitchen of the award-winning Modern Bar and Restaurant at Urbis.
www.themodernmcr.co.uk
Siobhan wears Miu Miu nude layered top, £225, Flannels at the Lowry Outlet Mall; vintage cream feather stole, £38, Retro Rehab; Elle knee-high socks, £3, McGregor's at the Lowry Outlet Mall; and Prada suede detail peep-toe shoes, £185, Flannels at the Lowry Outlet Mall.
Venue: The Modern Bar and Restaurant at Urbis.
www.themodernmcr.co.uk
Siobhan wears vintage black cut out body, £18, Retro Rehab; and Prada patent peep-toe shoes, £195, Flannels at the Lowry Outlet Mall. Feathers courtesy of The Birdcage.
Venue: The Birdcage, Manchester's most fabulously flamboyant nightclub, at Withy Grove, opposite The Printworks.
www.birdcagelive.com
Siobhan wears blue kimono, £359, and Fleur of England Keepsake bra, £89, both from Lucile.
Venue: The Malmaison, one of Manchester's most iconic hotels - perfect for a stylish city break.
www.malmaison.comClothing: Lowry Outlet Mall, Salford Quays, www.lowryoutletmall.com; Retro Rehab, 91 Oldham St, tel: 0161 839 2050; Poshu, 5 Police St, www.poshu.co.uk; Manchester Craft and Design Centre, 17 Oak Street, www.craftanddesign.com; Royal Exchange Costume Hire, 47-51 Swan St, www.royalexchange.co.uk/costumehire; Lucile, 7 Police St, www.lucileandco.com.