Clothes Show Live
Status	Active
Genre	Fashion
Venue	National Exhibition Centre
Location	Birmingham, UK
Country	UK
First held	1989
Organizer	Haymarket Exhibitions
Attendance	165,093
Official Website	http://www.clothesshowlive.com

The Clothes Show Live is a consumer exhibition brand comprising of two shows held annually each May in ExCeL, London and December in Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre. The events showcase latest fashion, beauty and music trends on large and often interactive features and stands. The show is considered the premier fashion event in the UK and praised for its ability to attract young followers.

Contents 1 History 2 Clothes Show Live highlights 2.1 2006 2.2 2007 2.3 2008 2.4 2009 3 Clothes Show London 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

The first show launched during 1989 in London, 21 years ago on the back of the then popular television programme. Due to overwhelming visitor turn-out since 1990 the event has been held at the NEC, in Birmingham, UK. It is solely owned and operated by Haymarket Exhibitions, part of the Haymarket Media Group.^[1]

Despite the various incarnations of The Clothes Show suffering from popularity waves, the live event has remained steadily popular and still holds an audited visitor attendance of 165,093^[2], making it the second most visited show in the UK.

Established model agencies have frequently used the show as a hunting ground for young new talent. Many now famous faces have been plucked from the shows, including Holly Willoughby^[3], Cat Deely and Erin O'Connor^[4] amongst many more.

[edit] Clothes Show Live highlights

[edit] 2006

Was held between 1-6 December 2006. Attracting Amy Winehouse and Simon Webbe to the cat walk plus Duncan James, T4's June Saprong and MTV's Dave Berry^[5].

[edit] 2007

Was held between 7-12 December 2007 and attracted 161,040 visitors.

[edit] 2008

Was held between Friday 5th Dec - Wed 10th Dec 2008. Highlights included showcase performances on the Fashion Theatre of The Saturdays and Alesha Dixon.

[edit] 2009

The 2009 shows was open 4-9 December.^[6].

Roxanne McKee, the former Hollyoaks actress was named as the face of the show.^[7], and was joined at the show by various Hollyoaks co-stars, Ferne Cotton, Gok Wan, Dave Berry amongst others.

[edit] Clothes Show London

2009 will saw the debut launch of Clothes Show London ^[8] that took place from 29 to 31 May in ExCeL, London making the brand a bi-annual occurrence ^[9].

The show launched the Clothes Show Style Awards^[10] and included awards for Fashion Photographer of the Year, won by Kayt Jones, Fashion Stylist of the Year and Make-up Artist of the Year, all voted for by top industry experts within the UK’s most influential media. The other categories were all voted for by the public and included Best Dressed Man of the Year, won by George Lamb and Best Dressed Woman of the Year, collected in style by Fearne Cotton.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The NEC, Birmingham