Top Picks
Guides
What’s on
Where to go
See all

Meet the Founder of Self-Portrait at Selfridges

Polly Checkland Harding
Vogue 100: A Century of Style at Manchester Art Gallery.

Meet the Founder of Self-Portrait at Selfridges Exchange Square, City Centre 29 September 2016 Entrance is free

Founder of Self-Portrait Han Chong saw a gap in the market for mid-range yet elegant evening wear – so founded his own contemporary fashion label. Launched in 2013, Self-Portrait is now a rising force in the fashion world. Meet the man behind it in Selfridges’ new Contemporary Studio on 3 for an intimate evening featuring complimentary cocktails, sweet treats and live entertainment. Free, but RSVP essential (to selfportrait@selfridges.co.uk) – places are limited.

Meet the Founder of Self-Portrait at Selfridges Exchange Square, City Centre 29 September 2016 Entrance is free

Where to go near Meet the Founder of Self-Portrait at Selfridges

Harvey Nichols
City Centre
Shop
Harvey Nichols Manchester

Harvey Nichols department store showcases a range of designer brands; be guided to the perfect outfit (or wardrobe) by a style concierge. The second floor brasserie is rather good.

City Centre
Restaurant
Banyan Bar & Kitchen

Banyan Bar & Kitchen is a smart modern restaurant in Manchester’s Corn Exchange, serving up a wide range of dishes and drinks.

Manchester
Restaurant
The Corn Exchange

The Corn Exchange is a collection of modern restaurants in one Grade II-listed, 19th century building. A dining destination – Mughli, Banyan Bar & Kitchen and Tampopo stand out.

Proper Tea Cathedral Quarter Mancheste
Cathedral Quarter
Café or Coffee Shop
Proper Tea

Proper Tea sits opposite Manchester Cathedral, serving up artisanal teas (with instructions on how long to leave them brewing), sandwiches, soups and excellent cake.

See all places

What's on: Exhibitions

Wolf in Yellowstone
Until
ExhibitionsManchester
Wild at Manchester Museum

Manchester Museum explores the concept of ‘wild’ nature as a means of tackling the climate and biodiversity crisis in a new exhibition.

free entry

Culture Guides

portrait of Lorsung in a dark shirt with dark hair and dark round glasses
Literature Events in the North

We've got laughs and we've got leftfield on the live literature radar this month. Something for everyone, from poets playing with form to short story writers looking long.

Sextile
Music in the North

Open air clubs, new festivals and long-awaited gigs. The North West's live music scene is heating up this spring. 

Theatre in Manchester and the North
Theatre in the North

Eclectic as ever. You'll find inventive reworkings, world-class contemporary dance and Greater Manchester's inaugural Improv Festival in our guide.

Classical Music in the North

Read our latest highlights from the live classical music offer in Manchester and the North, taking in a number of the region's most cherished orchestral forces and venues.

Laura Ellen Bacon, Into Being, 2025. Photo © India Hobson, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Exhibitions in the North

Willow weaving, textile collages, digital arts and ecology - all this and more in our exhibition top picks this month

Three men sit next to each other. One's head is bandaged, one holds a torch and one wears a sleepmask.
Cinema in the North

Live scores, midnight movies and the latest from Wes Anderson are just some of our upcoming film highlights.

See all guides