Reality TV and fashion: how shows like Love Island are changing the industry
Love Island has taken over our televisions and social media feeds, and now the stars of the show are taking over fashion. It is no secret that Love Island is a huge hit; with the first episode of the winter series
Delightfully Denim: “We aim to give people items that they can love as much as the jeans they wear”
Sarah Ball, a 42-year-old mum of two daughters living in Penshaw, says she has always been creative and, in a bid to tap into these roots, she set up Delightfully Denim in April 2018. In an exclusive interview with Fashion North,
Bou-Chique: Sunderland’s size-free clothing store
Bou-Chique is Sunderland's new size-free clothing store, which opened six weeks ago on Bridge Street. The store has been opened by Donna Arkley and Helen Collinson, and stocks a range of different clothing, accessories, shoes and homewear. The clothing isn't
Fashion North teams up with the Bridges to create winter lookbook
Look what we made! Fashion North has teamed up with the Bridges to help create this 2019 winter fashion magazine. Fashion Journalism students at the University of Sunderland were given the opportunity to be involved, with roles including modelling, social
Style Wars: could gaming save the fashion industry?
It’s hard to imagine the worlds of gaming and fashion colliding, but designers such as Burberry, Louis Vuitton and Gucci are hoping that gaming will win over a new generation of customers. Samantha Boal reports. When you initially think about the world of gaming, you may think about teenagers playing Call of
The Lizzie McGuire trends you attempted to copy when you were younger
Lizzie McGuire is getting a reboot, and we can’t wait. The fashion icon from our younger years is all grown up, and we’re ready for her to be our style inspiration once again now she’s all grown up. But for now,
Beyond Fashion North: Episode 10
Welcome to Beyond Fashion North, Episode Ten; a podcast run by students of the University of Sunderland. In this podcast, Sam Boal, Beth Callaghan and Barbora Bednárová discuss Halloween traditions, celebrity Halloween costumes, and other festivities going on around the North East
Beyond Fashion North: Episode 9
Welcome to Beyond Fashion North, Episode Nine; a podcast run by students of the University of Sunderland. In this podcast, Sam Boal, Beth Callaghan and Barbora Bednárová discuss vintage fashion, and how buying vintage garments can help sustainability in the fashion
Commuter chic: the Tube map power suit
The Great British Bake Off winner Candice Brown just wore a suit that looks like a map of the Tube, and it's giving us mixed emotions. Candice Brown, who won in 2016, posed outside 10 Downing Street wearing a geometric trouser
#HelloYellow: spreading awareness of children’s mental health
Thousands of people across the nation have been taking part in World Mental Health Day, pledging to show young people that they are not alone, joining a #HelloYellow campaign run by mental health charity YoungMinds. https://twitter.com/YoungMindsUK/status/1182174003320016896 Research by YoungMinds revealed that young people find
You’re hired: what your power suit says about you
The Apprentice is re-appearing on our screens for a new series tonight (Wednesday 2nd October), which means we expect rows, tears, so many eye rolls from Karren Brady and, of course, a ridiculous amount of power suits. With the high
The comeback of the 80s
Photographer & stylist - Sam Boal, Model - Sydney Madu Eighties fashion is back on trend. The era was filled with double denim, power suits, and bright, bold colours. Pop culture was hugely popular, with massively known music artists and films making the decade memorable. Take a look at Fashion North’s take