Paige Mooney: my seven secrets to cracking fashion journalism
It's less than three years since Paige Mooney graduated in fashion journalism at the University of Sunderland. But her CV already reads like someone who's been around for decades, interning at the likes of Vogue, Elle, In Style, Glamour, Jimmy
Life in the fashion cupboard: My placement taught me I’ve chosen the right career path
As part of your third year as a fashion journalism student at the University of Sunderland, you’ll complete a compulsory 10-day work placement. Students have previously carried out their work experience at the likes of Elle, Grazia, Glamour, Drapers and In
North East lifestyle blogger Alice Fairweather gives top tips to fashion students on forging strong relationships within the industry
Lifestyle blogger Alice Fairweather has been passing on her top tips for success to fashion students. The 22-year-old, who runs the North East lifestyle blog Zest of Alice, spoke about the value of good content alongside forging strong relationships with fashion
Love Island winner Dani Dyer set to be the latest face of In The Style
After her Love Island win, along with boyfriend Jack Fincham, it comes as no surprise that Dani Dyer was going to be the next fashion icon set to make us all go crazy. Following her success from the show, the reality
Micheala Robinson is ‘made-up’ with her new business
Micheala tells us how she went from a MAC make-up artist to becoming her own boss. Six years ago, 35-year-old Micheala Robinson of Winlaton, known as Kayla, became a make-up artist. You could say, she fell into her career by accident. At the
How to break into fashion journalism in London: Top tips from Joanne Toolan
Joanne Toolan graduated in Fashion Journalism from the University of Sunderland just two and a half years ago. After a lot of hard work, Joanne is now working as a fashion assistant at You Magazine, Mail on Sunday, in London.
Sunderland University Student gets creative to pay for Student life style
A business management third year has been embroidering t-shirts to give herself a bit of extra pocket money for university. Rebekah Watson, 21, a third year Business management student at University of Sunderland, has always had a creative side. With previous
A leap of fashion! Artist Eva Meenhorst explains how she launched a fashion career swapping her paintings for clothing
When Angelina Jolie married Brad Pitt wearing a gown decorated with drawings created by their children, the bold design made news headlines and reintroduced the world to the concept of personalised clothing. But for Dutch artist and designer Eva Meenhorst, transferring
Small Business Saturday: Independent traders promoted in Sunderland’s festive market
Sunderland traders took part in the first small business Saturday event held at Market Square this weekend (December 3) in the style of a Christmas market. The stalls ranged from fresh produce such as fruit and veg to unique jewellery
Designer, Nicole Robotham, discusses new project and how to be successful in the fashion industry.
Nicole Robotham set up the business especially for designers in the North East of England for the reason that in previous years, most fashion companies have been based in London and surrounding areas in the South. We caught up with Nicole
Miss Junior Teen Great Britain, Harriotte Lane, nominated for National Award
Taken by #martinjonesphotography @crownglorypageant last weekend, wearing @dynasty_london @bupen99 #aw16 #gown #pageantdress #promdress #crown #missjuniorteengreatbritian A photo posted by Harriotte (@harriotteandvann) on Apr 29, 2016 at 1:27am PDT Miss Junior Teen Great Britain, Harriotte Lane, is up for a National Award for
The Bridges to host Fashion Weekend in Sunderland
From April 21 – 24 the Bridges will be holding daily fashion shows, showcasing the exciting new looks being offered in a range of the centre’s shops. Already a whole host of major names have signed up to participate including Debenhams,