20 THE GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW
20 THE GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW
JUN / JUL 2018 • farmers-mart. co. uk
Swapping the countryside for the catwalk
Countryfile presenter Anita Rani is to take to the catwalk at this year’ s Great Yorkshire Show, swapping her wellies for something a little more stylish.
BRADFORD-BORN Anita, who has also fronted Watchdog, This Morning and was a huge hit on Strictly Come Dancing, will be one of the celebrities in the fashion show which will this year be named the“ Kuoni Catwalk” thanks to support by luxury travel company, Kuoni.
This will be the 160th Great Yorkshire Show which is one of the biggest agricultural shows in England, attracting more than 100,000 visitors and 8,000 animals competing for a host of prestigious titles. But away from the judging rings is a very different event – a fashion show – which will include some of the latest country wear fashions and high-end new designs.
The Kuoni Catwalk will be held each day and there will be a oneoff celebrity special starring Anita Rani and a host of local television personalities at 2:30pm on Tuesday July 10th.
Kuoni are in the John Lewis store in Leeds, and Anita will be dressed by the personal styling team there. Audiences will get a sneak preview of the new John Lewis autumn winter 2018 collection on the catwalk, before it goes on sale in the stores later in the year.
Yorkshire-based tailors, Brook Taverner will be showcasing their now famous Yorkshire Agricultural Society jackets made from Great Yorkshire tweed woven by another Yorkshire firm, Abraham Moon & Sons.
The show will be co-ordinated by Bernadette Gledhill of Morton Geldhill and backstage the hair and make-up with be styled by students from the White Rose Beauty Colleges from across Yorkshire.
‘ a one-off celebrity special
starring Anita Rani and a host of local television personalities at 2:30pm on Tuesday’
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