Organisers say every collection on the programme will meet new restrictions on the use of animal-derived materials.

Fashion designer Katharine Hamnett and PR executive Lynne Franks OBE are among those due to take part in the programme.

The Great British Sewing Bee's Luke-Matthew Iveson will also appear, alongside designers including J.O. Studio, Isabelle Pennington-Edmead and Drew Kent.

Organisers say collections appearing on the schedule will not use fur, wild animal skins or wild bird feathers. Leather will only be permitted where it is already in circulation.

A free exhibition called Interwoven: Threads & Futures Connected will be held at Castlefield Gallery, looking at the materials, craft and people involved in clothing.

It will include the Universal Tee of Life, a collaborative artwork created by hundreds of young people, as well as material from the British Textile Biennial.

More than 270 pupils from schools across Manchester and Salford have already taken part in work connected with Fashion Week, according to organisers.

Young people from Empower Youth Zones will show clothes they have designed and made as part of Future Threads.

Another project, Sewing Circles, is providing training in sewing, pattern cutting and microenterprise skills to women from refugee, migrant and low-income backgrounds.

Visitors will also be able to attend the Susty Club pop-up shop and The Big Swap, where pre-owned clothes can be exchanged.

Organisers say more than 25,000 garments have previously been circulated through The Big Swap.

Manchester Fashion Week co-founder and chief executive Gemma Gratton said: “We're starting dialogue between changemakers, decentralising the industry to catalyse opportunities, and setting a new minimum materials standard that every collection on our schedule meets: no fur, no wild animal skins, no wild bird feathers, and leather only where it's already in circulation.

“Meaningful progress can’t only happen behind closed doors so we’re opening up Manchester Fashion Week and inviting the wider community in to become part of the movement.”

Hamnett said: “I’m supporting Manchester Fashion Week because I believe in Made in Britain. We need a new, nationalised, ethical and environmental British fashion industry.”

Events will be held at venues including Campfield, VERSA Studios Manchester and the ABC Buildings.

After parties are also planned during Fashion Week, with the supplied programme naming Side Street, CUPRA Garage and The Green at St John's among the venues.

Full programme and ticket information is available at fashionweekmanchester.co.uk.