Smart Works: a charity that combines fashion and coaching
“It was a confidence booster when I went to Smart Works” Fashion North speaks to Fey Young about her experience with Smart Works, a charity that provides interview clothes and coaching to unemployed women in need. Rehearsing the all-important question of why
Vegan café hosts clothes swap
With an abundance of clothing, plant based food, and DIY tee shirt to lingerie transformations, Little Green Social is a vegan café with a difference. The family run café, situated in Newcastle, regularly host events to combat the ‘environmental and unethical
Don’t let FOMO ruin your Christmas
It's the most wonderful time of the year
Is our Christmas shopping in jeopardy?
Will the days of wandering around glittery shopping centres, bags in hand as magnificent window displays entice us into a multitude of stores cease to exist in the decades to come? ‘Death of the High Street’ is an ominous phrase that’s
Get it before it goes! Cara X Nasty Gal
Model turned actress Cara Delevingne has collaborated with online retailer NastyGal. But hurry. Only 48 hours after launching, some key pieces have already sold out. The affordable collection, inspired by ‘female music idols from the ‘70s and ‘80s’, is an infusion of
Stop trying to make statement necklaces happen
We’re looking at you, Prudence Margaret Leith, and your bold collection of statement necklaces. As we approach the final of this year's Great British Bake Off, tensions are running high, technicals are becoming more complex, and viewers SHOULD be fully immersed
Get the look: Fallon Carrington from Dynasty
No iconic character is complete without a signature style, which is why the 2017 remake of Dynasty was no exception - as costume designer Meredith Markworth Pollack got to work with reinventing the wardrobes of each character. Be inspired by Fallon
A Mothers day gift idea with Ruby & Oscar
As Mothers day approaches various shops have begun to fill their shelves with the yearly culprits: candles, flowers, and personalised cups. Although Sunday, 31st March is about spending time with our Mothers, if you have the money spare to splurge, why not opt for
Hair accessories are back
Hair accessories have returned, more embellished, extravagant and sassy than ever. We all grew up wearing them, whether it was a scrunchie that co-ordinated with our school uniform or butterfly clips that looked cute, but they nearly always resulted in a
Inspired by Chanel
As Karl Lagerfeld is honoured at the Chanel catwalk show at Paris Fashion Week, Fashion North looks to the icon for inspiration in the styling studio. Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss… rewind back to 1994 and Chanel’s runway was
The truthful account of a fashion journalism student undergoing a shopping ban
At the start of 2019, I made a decision. This New Year’s resolution wouldn’t be starting the gym or embarking on a diet (which has been a perpetual and unsuccessful aim of mine for four years and counting) but to
Fashion North meets Rik Bush: A volunteer for Age UK on Blandford Street, Sunderland
The transformation: from charity shop to vintage boutique It’s a typical dreary Wednesday morning in Sunderland. The city centre is fairly empty for 10 am in the early days of December, the streets occupied with a small handful of shoppers about