Winter in Manchester

There’s something about Manchester that felt really right for our first winter instalment. Much like our hometown of Birmingham, the city of Manchester has industrial roots and an independent spirit with an ever-growing creative scene, but it also has something special about its character that felt like a really natural fit for this collection.

This is especially true of the city’s Northern Quarter. Our creative director, Lee, recently spent some time there, exploring the streets with his film camera. It’s the creative hub of the city and blends 19th Century industrial heritage with a super dense concentration of independent storefronts and buzzing bars and cafes,  offering the right balance of old and new. The photos he came back with felt almost New-York-esque, from the warm textures of the red brick architecture to the familiar street corners with independent cafes, and it gave us a fresh perspective on the city that sparked the idea to bring our winter campaign here.