CELEBRITY INVOLVEMENT IN NE1’S NEWCASTLE FASHION WEEK UNVEILED

The long awaited news of the celebrity involvement in this year’s NE1’s Newcastle Fashion Week 2014 has finally been revealed:  NE1 is delighted to announce that during NE1’s Newcastle Fashion Week from 9 – 17 May international designer and ‘King of Glamour’, Julien Macdonald and Me & Mrs Jones dj set featuring Sophie Ellis Bextor & Richard Jones, will take centre stage at events during NE1’s 9 day fashion fiesta. Later in the week, international make- up artist and internet sensation Lauren Luke will also be holding court at Northumbria University. Me & Mrs Jones dj set featuring Sophie Ellis Bextor & Richard Jones Official launch Party – Bonbar – Friday 9 May Fresh from the release of her new album, Wanderlust and her UK tour, Sophie will team up with her husband, Richard Jones, guitarist with indie band, The Feeling, for an exclusive DJ set under the guise of ‘Me and Mrs Jones’ at Newcastle’s newest and most exclusive venue,  Bonbar. The duo will perform an hour long DJ set to kick start NE1’s Newcastle Fashion Week proceedings, in style.  The event will be infused with style, cocktails and great music and will last long into the night with Bonbar open until 4am. For more details and to secure your place at the exclusive launch party visit – www.getintonewcastle.co.uk/nfw/ Julie Macdonald OBE Company magazine presents NE1’s NFW – Saturday 10 May Julien Macdonald OBE, international designer to the stars, will grace us with his presence on Saturday 10^th May, to present all three catwalk shows in the uber glamorous surrounding of the Assembly Rooms in Newcastle.  Julien will take to the stage to compere catwalk shows highlighting the best of Newcastle’s high street fashion scene at 12 noon and 2pm on Saturday and deliver his definitive perspective on fashion and culture to the assembled audience.   In the evening, Julien will be back to present the VIP only, Vivienne Westwood collection from Cruise to an invited audience of VIP guests at 8pm. All the catwalk shows on Saturday are presented by NE1 in association with Company magazine. This year, NE1’s Newcastle Fashion Week is delighted to be working with national fashion magazine to deliver, its Company presents Catwalks. Julien’s latest designer dress creations have been worn by a myriad of global superstars at award ceremonies, premieres and other red carpet events – Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Nicole Scherzinger are among the stars to shine in a Julien Macdonald creation. Tickets for the catwalk shows at 12 noon and 2pm are on sale now from Assembly Rooms, Newcastle or for more information visit www.getintonewcastle.co.uk/nfw/ to find out how to book Lauren Luke Get into Fashion, Northumbria University – Friday 16 May Each year, NE1’s Newcastle Fashion Week hosts sensational headline guest speakers from Wayne Hemingway, Lee Stafford to Scott Henshall all providing insights into the real world of fashion. This year in collaboration with DDCA The Creative Agency, there will be expert advice on everything from blogging, studying fashion to starting your own fashion enterprise. The highlight of the day will be an NE1 audience with Lauren Luke, the YouTube make up legend who will share her amazing success story; from her humble beginnings in South Shields to international make up star, with her own cosmetic range and one of the most subscribed YouTube channels in the UK with over 135 million views.  Via her Google association, Lauren has been invited to meet the Queen and has had a BBC documentary filmed on her.  Lauren has published her own book, has her own app, and has achieved extensive media coverage featuring in Glamour, The Guardian, CBS, Vanity Fair, New York Times, Time Magazine and much more.  Lauren will be talking candidly about all her experiences at 6.30pm on Friday 16 May at Northumbria University. For more details on all the events during NE1’s Newcastle Fashion Week – log onto the www.getintonewcastle.co.uk/nfw NE1's Newcastle Fashion Week 2014 is sponsored by Mercedes Benz Newcastle and DDCA The Creative Agency.