The second annual Leicester Made tradeshow and event will be held on 14 May at Athena on Queen St in Leciester, bringing together retail buyers and factories and brands operating in the city.

The event aims to highlight Leicester’s sustainable and ethical garment factories, showcase local design talent, and create networking opportunities between retailers, designers and manufacturers. It will also feature roundtable discussions, educational experiences, keynote speakers on industry innovations, and NGOs supporting garment makers.

The event is set to include:

• A keynote address from Secretary of State Liz Kendall. A CEO/C-Suite Roundtable will be hosted by Liz Kendall which includes high level decision-makers including John Lyttle, MD of M&S
• Guest speakers covering a range of topics from ethics, onshoring, technology and sustainability
• Over 30 factories exhibiting
• A fashion show to highlight new talent from Leicester
• DJ and band to close the event

“Leicester has so much to offer brands with fast-track proximity sourcing and Leicester has the added advantage of having a complete supply chain within one region! We know of at least three high street retail brands that are now working successfully in Leicester. Onshoring is occurring now!”

For all enquiries, please contact: beth@fashion-enter.com

To attend Leicester Made 2025, register here

View Leicester Made 2025 Deck PDF

About Leicester Made

‘Leicester Made’ is an online directory of local textile and apparel manufacturers, aiming to promote local manufacturing capability and skills.

This initiative was part of the ‘Leicester Textiles Renewal’ project, the project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund for 2021/22.

The Leicester Textiles Renewal project was managed by Leicester City Council, delivered in partnership with De Montfort University and Fashion-Enter Ltd. Find out more here.