{"id":292683,"date":"2025-07-26T07:15:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T07:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/292683\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T07:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T07:15:16","slug":"designer-fashion-brand-loved-by-celebs-opens-first-manchester-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/292683\/","title":{"rendered":"Designer fashion brand loved by celebs opens first Manchester store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s known for its &#8220;soft power dressing&#8221; and is loved by famous faces<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1_DBR_MEN_250725Em_12.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Designer fashion store Me+Em opens first Manchester shop on King Street.(Image: Me+Em)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Luxury womenswear brand Me + Em has opened its first ever Manchester store &#8211; marking a milestone moment for the fashion label loved by A-list stars and royalty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The brand was first launched by Clare Hornby in 2009, and has gone on to become a multi-million pound success story, with several boutiques in London, as well as in New York and Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">But opening in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/whats-on\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester <\/a>this week has maked a special moment for Clare, as it markes the first standalone store on home turf for the entrepreneur who grew up in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/oldham\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Oldham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The new city centre boutique opened on Friday on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/king-street\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">King Street<\/a>, joining a host of other luxury brands on one of Manchester&#8217;s best known shopping streets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Stay connected with our City Life newsletter <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=d1c9a1cf-d773-47a3-b51a-f456316221bc&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"hereLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_DBR_MEN_250725Em_10.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Me+Em is now open on King Street in Manchester(Image: Me+Em)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It&#8217;s spread across two floors, and features all of Me+Em&#8217;s signature fashion ranges as well as a VIP styling suite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The brand has been a big hit with celebrities and even royalty, thanks to its blend of flattering styles with high end materials. Recently spotted wearing items from the collection include Daisy Edgar-Jones, Leighton Meester, Bella Hadid and the Princess of Wales.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It&#8217;s known for its &#8220;soft power dressing&#8221; and has also become known as the &#8220;trouser whisperer&#8221;, so loved are the range of trousers for women created by the brand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Founder Clare, writing on the official Me+Em website describes the brand as: &#8220;intelligent style for intelligent women, now and forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_DBR_MEN_250725Em_07.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>&#8220;Soft power dressing&#8221; is one of the keys to the brand&#8217;s success(Image: Me+Em)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">She adds: &#8220;I don\u2019t believe that modern women should have to choose between quality and cost; between contemporary trends and clothes they can actually function and look great in. That\u2019s why I founded ME+EM in 2009.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;There are no compromises to be made here. We call this \u2018Intelligent style\u2019 because of the great deal of thought that goes into each and every piece to ensure it is flattering and functional, with wear-forever appeal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;We refer to this as \u2018The Three Fs\u2019 and they are the pillars of ME+EM. If a piece doesn\u2019t tick off all three, we don\u2019t make it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_DBR_MEN_250725Em_04.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Inside the new Me + Em store(Image: Me+Em)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;The secret to ME+EM is what we don\u2019t have: middlemen. I\u2019m obsessed with quality and in order to offer the highest standard at an accessible price, we handle everything ourselves, in-house.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;No third parties mean no unnecessary mark-ups. It\u2019s the very simple reason why we no longer have to choose between luxury and cost.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;I\u2019m proud to say that ME+EM was the very first luxury brand in the UK to disrupt the market in this way, paving the way for a new vision of womenswear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Join our Manc Life WhatsApp group <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/KfTmjBfYQVuE2KHTPAQMIj\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"HERELink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s known for its &#8220;soft power dressing&#8221; and is loved by famous facesDesigner fashion store Me+Em opens first&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292684,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,2584,4884,75151,2465,8086,246,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-292683","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-fashion","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-king-street","13":"tag-manchester","14":"tag-manchester-city-centre","15":"tag-shopping","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114918308410581201","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=292683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/292684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=292683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=292683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}