Pillow Case DIY: How to Make a Stylish Skirt
Fashion North’s social media editor, Isabel Vadillo, proves that the perfect skirt can be made from something as simple as two pillow cases. When your wardrobe starts to feel a bit limited, you end up getting creative with the most unexpected
My Favourite Summer Products: Flat Lays Inspiration
For today's styling challenge, I decided to create some cute and colourful flat lay photographs of my favourite summer items. As the weather has started to warm up in recent days after months of freezing winter weather, I have gotten more
Style A Scarf With Me!
Want to learn how to elevate your style? Read on to learn three different ways by adding a scarf to your wardrobe! The first way is by wrapping and tying the scarf around your waist into a bow, extra points
Around the Clock: Styling Outfits for Day and Night
Fashion North’s social media editor, Isabel Vadillo, shares her expert take on day-to-night styling as she reveals how she’d curate two perfect looks. At the moment, when I’m putting together a daytime outfit, my mind goes straight to the terribly cold
How I Styled Day and Night Looks
Need help expanding your normal every day style? Looking for inspiration for a night out fit? Keep reading to see how Fashion North styled these looks. Look 1: For my day look, I decided to wear what I would wear any day.
How the Grunge aesthetic has shaped fashion and how you can get the look
Similar to many teen cultures of the past, the 90s grunge aesthetic was heavily influenced by the popular music and musicians of the time who acted as leaders of the era’s counterculture, which pedestaled anti-establishment ideologies and a move away from mainstream fashion and culture. A new blended genre of music emerged combining punk and metal, this movement was headed by bands like pearl jam, nirvana and sound garden. The musicians
Two Red Valentine’s Day Looks You’ll Fall in Love With
Fashion North's social media editor Isabel Vadillo shares how she'd style her Valentine's Day with two looks for two occasions. Valentine's Day is all about celebrating love, whether that's with your partner, your best friends, your family, or anyone who means
Two Sides of Valentine’s: Romantic vs Comfy
For this week's Fashion North style challenge, we got asked to create two looks with the theme 'Valentine's Day'. As Valentine's is not only for the couples, I decided to do a date night look and a comfy Galentine's look. For
How I Used Red and Black to Style my Valentine’s Day Outfits
Are you wanting some inspiration for what to wear this Valentine's Day? Well Fashion North have got you covered! With a more casual day look and a sexy date night outfit, keep reading to see our style choices. Look 1: For my
Jesmond Designer Store Jules B Ram-Raided in Early Hours
The designer store Jules B, which stocks brands such as Mulberry, Self-Portrait and UGG, has closed its Jesmond store until further notice after a vehicle crashed into the front of the shop in a ram-raid this morning. First opening in Jesmond
7 Valentine’s Day Activity Dates in the North East
1. Angels' Share, Jesmond, Newcastle Newly opened bar Angels' Share in Jesmond, Newcastle invites you to spend your Valentine's or Galentine's date with their very own self-serve wine bar. According to their Instagram you must choose your wine category as each
Meet the Peterlee designer behind the Northeast brand Hawkwood Mercantile
Richard Illington grew up in Peterlee in County Durham in the 70s & 80s. Like many people his age he was into clothes, especially anything military but focused upon the aesthetics of it. Originally, Richard’s career plan was wanting to