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PLT HQ – inside PrettyLittleThing’s brand new, all-pink headquarters

An office so beautiful it has its own Instagram account

Daisy Jackson - 28th April 2023

Fashion brand PrettyLittleThing has given its HQ in Manchester a huge makeover, creating a pink palace for all its staff to work from.

Glimpses of the colourful space – which includes a huge pink unicorn, a quad bike, a cloud ceiling and big squishy pink sofas – have been shared on social media in recent weeks.

Even Molly-Mae Hague herself, a super-influencer who works as PLT’s creative director, popped in and shared snippets of the new HQ to her 7.5m followers.

So when PLT invited us here at The Manc over for a tour, we were there quicker than you can say ‘Kardashian collaboration’.

The online fashion brand was launched way back in 2012, and has since become a global heavyweight in the retail world.

There are now offices in London, Paris and Los Angeles, and celebrity fans have included Miley Cyrus, Kourtney Kardashian, Michelle Keegan, Rita Ora, Jessie J and Nicki Minaj.

So yeah – kind of a big deal.

Their headquarters are based on an unassuming plot of land just north of Ancoats, a short walk from the Etihad Stadium and Hope Mill Theatre, and neighbouring Pollard Yard.

But once you’re through the industrial gates, it’s like being plunged into a world of pink and shimmer.

There’s a reception space where neon spells out the words ‘dream big, work hard, make it happen’, and a winged unicorn poses on a bed of roses.

Then down a short flight of stairs is the staff’s massive new cafe and chill-out space, where plush velvet sofas are arranged beneath a sky-patterned ceiling, complete with pink neon screaming ‘Sky is the limit’.

There’s a sizeable cafe space (complete with pink PLT-branded coffee cups, naturally), and more seating arranged around a huge marble table.

Pendant lights dangle down from a cloud of pink roses overhead.

Throughout the entire HQ are giant screens showing notable PLT campaigns.

Art deco-style arches abound, from a huge neon-outlined mirror behind a breakfast bar (which doubles up as a DJ booth), to the cosy meeting booths lined with pink suede.

And then you head through to the main offices, home to hundreds of PLT employees. The desks are fringed by huge palm trees and fairy lights, and a pink blossom tree hangs with words of affirmation.

There’s even a unicorn-splattered quad bike parked up near the desks.

Have you ever seen an office quite this fabulous?

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Featured image: The Manc Group