SHOWING a passion for fashion is the North West Development Agency (NWDA).

For the Agency sponsored the "North Stand" at the three-day "Forty" fashion exhibition in London.

The stand was a major shop window for 17 North West fashion designers and labels.

The NWDA described the stand as "an excellent showcase for the work of young designers in the North West which projects a positive image of the reigon and the growing role of cultural industries to our economy."