Is Covid killing the wedding dress? Don’t tell the brides!
Coronavirus: it's carving a tragic path through the whole of humanity right now. And, as Sam Boal has been discovering, it's also carving a devastating swathe through the wedding shop sector. So, are the days of the wedding dress numbered
Big shoulders and bright colours
Bold, bright and beautiful; this 1980s inspired look by Annakiki took Milan by storm. The 1980s is a very important decade of fashion that introduced many new styles and ideas into the mix. This was a decade of bold style, colours
Asos goes sustainable with launch of first circular collection
In a collaboration with the Centre for Sustainable Fashion, online retail giant Asos has launched its first circular fashion collection featuring 29 trend-led styles designed in accordance with industry-leading circularity principles. The launch of this collection follows the commitment made by Asos
Bake Off’s Rowan’s wonderful waistcoat collection
If you’re anything like we are at Fashion North, you’ll also be obsessed with The Great British Bake Off, and in particular, Rowan Williams' weird and wonderful ideas. This week however, he had to look no further than his own wardrobe
Melissa Sophia X In The Style: The Perfect Autumnal Style
It’s autumn, and In The Style have released a new collection with makeup artist Melissa Sophia. The collection is the perfect beginning to autumnal dressing, and we can’t wait to get our hands on some of the pieces. From champagne
Fashion’s continuous love affair with anime
Gucci’s latest release features iconic ‘one piece’ pirates, Luffy and Zoro, in a manga style look book, as anime’s diversion into the fashion world steadily progresses. Eiichiro Oda was hired by Gucci in order to create cover artwork for the brand's
Tickled Pink: Supporting breast cancer charities at Asda
As October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, Asda have released a range of Tickled Pink products to support breast cancer charities Breast Cancer Now and CoppaFeel with 10% of the price being donated to one of the charities. Asda Tickled
Carly’s scientific approach to beauty sees her flying high
COSMETIC science student and award-winning blogger Carly Musleh has been using the knowledge she has developed during her course to offer an insight into the beauty industry – as well as picking up thousands more followers in the process. The 37-year-old,
The most fashionable reading list
Anyone interested in the world of fashion should have a bookshelf filled with designers' memoirs, journalists' investigative pieces and coffee table books featuring brands' famous collections. At Fashion North we have curated some of the best books that every aspiring fashionista
Know Your Lemons X Boohoo: The Breast Cancer Awareness Collection
It’s officially October and that means it's breast cancer awareness month - an incredibly important month! Know Your Lemons Foundation (a global breast cancer charity) has collaborated with Boohoo to raise awareness and money. Their collaboration has now dropped, and
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… brands drop their 2020 beauty advent calendar
The countdown to Christmas has officially begun! Nothing shouts Christmas is coming more than brands dropping their advent calendars. And after a year as terrible as 2020, some festive cheers is needed. The days of waking up and opening the
Mapped: 5 local fashion brands from North East to support during lockdown
North East is going through a local lockdown due to the pandemic of COVID-19, which means local businesses suffer from the lack of customers. Many of them have had to close and give up their dreams of an independent brand.