As well as more mainstream fashion collections like the above, the third night also had it’s fair share of creative, flamboyant designs, too. An emerging local designer, Rufflee, showed his latest creation which was all over the current two piece trend, which y’all know I love. However, instead of the standard co-ord sets, he was the first designer I’ve seen to show cape crop tops and rara skirts in the same set, which although I would never be brave enough to wear, did look pretty cute on the female models. On the male models, however, I was less keen and to be honest, not sure a crop-top-cape is gonna take off with the lads. But, different, at least!

Two piece by Rufflee

However, there were also a few more collections I wasn’t as keen on. Despite clearly having an audience, there were a few more printed T-shirt brands (how many do we need?). Similar, a sportswear brand, Muscle In, showed their collection in the first half. Now, at this point I think we all pretty much know my stance on exercise – none at all – so I was less than enthusiastic about this. Despite this, the brand proved to be one of the most entertaining of the night, with some “sports modelling” going down: if you aren’t sure what this is, think gym-robot-build-male-models pouting with various “sports poses”, including skipping, spinning basket balls and throwing punches. It gave Sally, Irena and I the proper giggles – hard to control when you’re on the front row!

The finale of the night was Adam Bayyat which looked pretty spectacular to be honest, with extravagant carnival costumes made from unusual materials. I have to admit, I did leave before this as I was absolutely exhausted and all fashioned out. At that point, having given my support for the full weekend, I did duck out a little early but I’m sure the guys at MCRFW understood. It was also no reflection on my opinions of the night – over all, I had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed my time at MCRFW very much. Without a doubt, the Saturday night was my favourite due to the range of designers on show, although I would have preferred an earlier start or staggered show times to cut down on time a little more. In conclusion, I am so proud of the MCRFW for pulling it off. Although not directly involved with them at all – I’m only one of their bloggers – I am so happy that after all our support they’ve managed to pull off Manchester Fashion Week 2014 at last and I am delighted to be able to tell y’all about it. I only hope you’ve enjoyed reading about it as much as I’ve loved attending!

Day 3’s outfit: MissPap dress, Vivienne Westwood x Melissa Shoes, Michael Kors bag, Primark hat, Primark tights, YSL earrings via Ebay.

Time’s almost ran out to nominate in the Company Style Blog Awards. If you haven’t already, I’d love if you could please nominate me as Best Fashion blog – thank you.