Fashion and politics – a collision
Style is an essential aspect of the impression you give off. The way you dress and present yourself can create both negative and positive ideals about who you are. For example, we would probably not typically assume that a badly
Living The Dream: Helenlee’s Top Tips for Becoming a Stylist
Helenlee Whalley is a style coach who has swapped the chilly climes of the North East for a new life in sunny Spain. After the pandemic forced all of her business online, Helenlee decided to fulfil her ambition of living abroad. Now
Living The Dream: Helenlee’s Top Tips for Becoming a Stylist
Helenlee is a style coach who has swapped the chilly climes of the North East for a new life in sunny Spain. After the pandemic forced all of her business online, Helenlee decided to fulfil her ambition of living abroad. Now she
From AOC to Kamala Harris: 2020’s Unintentional Fashion Influencers
We are seeing a trend emerging in America; the most powerful women in politics are becoming style influencers. From Kamala Harris’s extensive Converse collection to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s signature sleek middle parting and red lip, times are changing and fashion is
Support small businesses this Christmas by buying these handmade earrings!
Christmas is quickly approaching, and another lockdown has hit England just as Christmas shopping was about to start. Times like these are difficult for everyone because of Covid-19, but especially small businesses. It is now even more difficult because the shops
Sportswear brand YANA Active launched pop-up shop in John Lewis in Newcastle
The British women's activewear brand, YANA Active, was in retail from Monday 26 October until Sunday 1 November for the first time since being launched in December 2019. Co-founders Sophie and Charlotte Wilson presented the can't-see-through multifunctional collection they designed, as
The Fragrance Shop’s Hannah Boozer gives her Top Tips for a Successful Career in Copywriting
A photo of Hannah Boozer taken while she was interning at Glamour Magazine The Fashion North team received another exclusive on copywriting with Hannah Boozer, who works as a Beauty Copywriter for nationwide business: The Fragrance Shop. Hannah, 26, shared some incredible
University of Sunderland lecturer named as inspiring journalism educator
Carole Watson, BA Fashion Journalism course leader and media law lecturer at the University of Sunderland, has been recognised as an inspiring journalism educator by Behind Local News, an online news platform covering the regional press. For Journalism Matters week, which
Thanks, Fashion North! Our 7th birthday messages
Way back in October 2013, the fashion journalism students at the University of Sunderland launched their very own website, Fashion North, to hone their writing and multimedia skills and to showcase their work in the real world. It all started with
Influencers you should be following for Black History Month
This Black History Month 2020 falls on October 1st to October 31st, and to celebrate we have put together some of our favourite black Instagram influencers we think you should be following. There are hundreds of Instagram influencers out there, so
Cindy, Naomi, Linda and Christy: the original Supermodels are back
Apple TV have just ordered a documentary event series called 'The Supermodels' exposing the iconic careers of supermodels like the names of Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, and Christy Turlington. The docu-series goes back to the 1980s when all
Who needs normal trainers anymore?
Since we’ve all been stuck in lockdown since March, it has given so many people the opportunity to show a bigger interest in their hobbies and find a new love in their work. Even before lockdown, some people discovered this