FASHIONISTAS celebrated success in style with a two-day fashion show centred on a catwalk cutting through a North-East town centre.

Stockton High Street hosted a series of shows which featured fashions from a mix of boutique owners and chain store retailers to offer inspiration to shoppers.

Marks and Spencer, Debenhams, River Island and Topshop were some of the major retailers involved in the Stockton Business Improvement District (BID) organised event, as well as cosmetic brand Boots No 7.

The morning and afternoon shows at the weekend also included independent stores, The Boutique Poppys, Review Menswear and Stylish.

BID organised Stockton town’s first fashion show in a bid to drive footfall and encourage shoppers to spend more time in the centre.

Karen Hindhaugh, manager at Stockton BID, said: “We were delighted by the number of people who came to watch the shows and so were able to see at first hand the quality of shopping we have in Stockton.

“The mix of national brands and home-grown retailers showcased just how much we have to offer.”

She added: “Stockton has a lot to offer shoppers and events like these give people from the town and further afield the chance to see what our town has to offer, and hopefully it will encourage more visitors who will want to return in the future.”

The town will host its fourth-annual specialist sci-fi market with traders selling toys, memorabilia and collectables for the Kapow event between 10am and 4pm on Sunday, June 10.