Spotlight on Corner 93: Sunderland owned women’s vintage boutique
Vintage fashion is extremely popular, and people are loving every aspect of it! Here at Fashion North, we love to support local businesses, and we spoke with Lyndsey Jackson, the owner of Corner 93 in Fulwell, Sunderland. Corner 93 is a women’s
A kilo combo: why kilo clothes sales might be the sustainable answer
The idea of clothes being priced by kilogram might seem odd to some, but the growing popularity of kilo sales is a testament to their success. With a wide offering of styles, clothes and brands, these are a great alternative
The era of the corset is NOW!
Corset Moodboard It's back. The return of the corset, with a 1950s influence, is sweeping stores and catwalks. The new look corsetry results from a combination of trends that have prompted the garment to be placed in our wardrobes, fashion catwalks, and
Hippies: the anti-fashion fashion
60s Hippies Fashion Moodboard Colours, feathers, prints, tie-dye, sunglasses, bandanas
Borrow or buy: Can rental fashion be the next sustainable step for fashion lovers?
As more retailers venture into the rental market, in line with consumer pressure to be more sustainable. We deep dive to find out if rental fashion is a sustainable salve to combat the overconsumption of clothes or if it is
My jewellery box memoir
Jewellery to me, especially my rings, have become like second skin, I never take them off. They have quite literally become part of who I am. I’ve worn them every day for so long now that friends and colleagues just
Too Beat? Try the beatnik style
How to get the beatnik look ‘Beat’ has many definitions…Jack Kerouac, author of On the Road, said the word suggested “physical weariness” and “alienation”, but it can simply be described as a subculture movement in the 50s/60s, whose participants read poetry,
Icons of the Sixties: Jean Shrimpton
Jean Shrimpton was a pioneer of the modern supermodel throughout the 1960s. Her influence has remained clear from her initial beginnings in the modelling industry up until the present day. Often referred to as one of the world’s first supermodels,
The Style Influence of Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot, ‘the world's most beautiful woman', had an immeasurable influence over the fashion and culture of the 60s. She was like nothing anyone had seen before, harshly contrasting with the pristine image that other celebrities of the time tried
Seventies Style icon: Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks was a fashion icon of the 1970s and her staple flared sleeves and shawls were influenced by the style of the hippie subculture at the time. She wore dramatic silhouettes with toned-down neutral colours to match the aesthetic
The jacket with the power of transformation
We all have that one piece of clothing in our wardrobe that we could never part with. For me, that’s a leather jacket. You can never have too many jackets – every fashionista knows that. I can justify having all 15
Christmas is more than kisses, couples and corny insta captions
There's no doubt that the cold, festive season is designed for love and affection. There's no shortage of Christmas date inspiration and films all about falling in love to the soundtrack of Micheal Bubble. But that doesn't mean the holiday