Faces of Chester 2006
Tuesday’s event was the final of the Faces of Chester 2006 in conjunction with Boss Model Management, the North West’s leading model management agency. Held at the unique and exciting venue of Chester Zoo the evening saw the cream of the crop of the region’s young modelling hopefuls given the opportunity to win a year’s modelling contract with Boss Model Management and hopefully the start to a bright and successful career in the fashion industry.
The finalists, hand picked from all over Chester and the surrounding area, were aged 15 to 28 and varied in their looks, personality and styles. The final ten boys and ten girls performed a catwalk show with the latest Autumn/Winter collections supplied by a range of Chester retailers including, Laura Ashley, Phase 8 and Marc Menswear.
The standard of applicants and their professionalism at the event, which for some was their first ever catwalk show, was outstanding. All looked the part and gave a great performance clearly making the final decision for the judges extremely difficult. What was it that gave the models that X-factor to win over the judges? Melanie Hardy from Boss said “a face that photographs well is important, an unusual feature that may make someone attractive may not come across well on camera, so clean simple lines and good classic features are what we are looking for. Height is also an important factor.”
The winning models certainly matched those criteria. The winners were 15-year-old Jess Miller and 27-year-old Liam Collins. They were completely surprised and thrilled at winning the competition and both were excited at what the future will hold for them.
Liam, a professional Street performer said: “I couldn’t believe it, I was performing in Chester and this woman asked me for my picture I thought yeah why not, I didn’t think I would ever win!”
The judging panel included the Director of Boss, Melanie Hardy and two further bookers from the agency, Lauren and Gareth. Chester’s own team of judges were Helen Booth from Chester City Council Marketing, Richard Daly of Visit Chester and Cheshire and James Night of Jason Lea.
Chester’s Fashion 2006 is organised on behalf of Chester City Council and CHARISMA, with support from the Northwest Regional Development Agency, Visit Chester & Cheshire; the tourism board for Cheshire and Warrington, Creative Industries Support Project (CRISP), Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet, The Mall Grosvenor, The Forum Shopping Centre, Chester Zoo, HSBC, Mfm 103.4 and Trinity Mirror.
Tickets for all events can be ordered by calling 01244 350233.
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Thursday 28th September
To compliment Chester Fashion Week – a one-off fashion accessory market will be held outside Chester Town Hall.
Mid-Cheshire Graduate Fashion Show at The Forum Shopping Centre Chester Fashion is proud to present the collections designed by HND Fashion 2nd Year Students from Mid Cheshire College. In addition, first year HND students will also present their company collections. “We hope you will enjoy the shows and are sure you will agree that the collections are of an exceptionally high standard.”
The show is FREE to attend and held at 11:30, 13:00 and 14:30.
Friday 29th September
To compliment Chester Fashion Week – a one-off fashion accessory market will be held outside Chester Town Hall.
One Woman Fashion Show at The Forum Shopping Centre. The fashion show will run throughout the day and will involve one model constantly changing from outfit to outfit. Retailers from The Forum Shopping Centre will be featured.
Saturday 30th September
The Mall Grosvenor Fashion Show and Make Over Competition at The Mall Grosvenor.
Open catwalk event in The Mall Grosvenor featuring a range of retailers including River Island, H&M, Laura Ashley, Principles, Boss and Top Shop/Top Man.
The fashion shows will run in conjunction with The Mall Grosvenor’s Makeover competition. Top stylists will be on hand to provide four winners with a makeover on the day.
10.30am – Mall Grosvenor Make Over Competition 11.15am – Mall Grosvenor Fashion Show 12.00pm – Mall Grosvenor Make Over Competition 12.45 pm – Mall Grosvenor Fashion Show 1.30pm – Mall Grosvenor Make Over Competition 2.15pm – Mall Grosvenor Fashion Show 3.00pm – Mall Grosvenor Make Over Competition 3.45pm – Mall Grosvenor Fashion Show
Notes to Editors
London Fashion Week was established in 1993 and runs from September 18 to 22, 2006. For more information on Chester Fashion Week please visit: www.visitchester.com/festivals
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