Oldham mum Melissa Young wins Fashion Designer of the Year
Melissa Young from Oldham has been named Fashion Designer of the Year at the Liverpool Lifestyle Awards. The awards, hosted by Amanda Moss, involve public voting after business nominations. Young runs Lissa MJY Couture, a handmade fashion brand she founded to help people feel beautiful through fashion. She hosted a fashion show at the awards featuring Nova Models models wearing her designs. Young has been in the fashion industry since 2013, creating wedding, bridesmaid, and prom dresses. She also hosts an annual charity fashion show raising money for SHINE, supporting people with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, conditions her son suffers from.