Alice Rowen Hall: All about business!
Alice Rowen Hall, born in Newcastle, became a successful entrepreneur after opening North East fashion house Pink Boutique, before leaving in 2019 to start her new luxurious interior brand Rowen Homes. Initially investing just £90 into Pink Boutique, Alice soon grew
Your favourite new drink: The Fashion North Cocktail
Did someone say signature cocktail? Fashion North redefines seasonal spirit… There’s a secret to finding the perfect pair of party heels… They should be fun while still being practical, aesthetics are essential but not at the cost of enjoyment, and finally,
Wild for Wednesday: The iconic character’s influence on gothic fashion
Everyone - and I mean everyone - knows the Addams family: equally as odd as they are enticing. With the release of Netflix's 'Wednesday', a more modern take on Wednesday Addams, legendary daughter in the Addams family, the show has blown
Fashion expert reacts to North East missing out on most fashionable UK city title
A North-East fashion expert says the region is great at getting dressed-up – despite missing out on the title of UK’s most fashionable city. Manchester was recently named the UK’s most fashionable city by Daniel Footwear. But fashion blogger and lecturer Louisa
Disco fashion: Then and now
Lights, music, action! In the 70s, disco music was born, and with it disco fashion! All the lights, the disco ball, the colours, the dancing, the fun
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
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
Sharon Tate and her everlasting influence on fashion
Sharon Tate serves as one of the more underrated 60s fashion icons compared to the likes of Bridgette Bardot, Twiggy and Audrey Hepburn. However, her lasting impact on the fashion and beauty industry is undeniable. Tate rose to prominence in the
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,