2019 Met Gala round-up: the good, the bad and the fabulous
By Hannah Smith The Met Gala took the world by storm on Monday night as celebrities rocked up to the red carpet in their campiest outfits, stealing the show with their avant-garde attire. This year’s theme was Camp: Notes on Fashion
What we learned about beauty blogging from Beauty Sauce’s Carly Musleh
BEAUTY writer Carly Musleh, founder of BeautySauce.com, has been chatting to fashion journalism students at the University of Sunderland about her career. The 35-year-old, from South Shields, who had the same agent as Zoella and Tanya Burr, said budding writers needed
Double-denim heaven as fashion students prove talent is in the jeans
It’s where east meets west; McQueen clashes with Westwood; country turns kimono. University of Sunderland fashion students have been getting versatile with denim as part of a unique exhibition. Now on display in the University’s Priestman building, the array of denim creations
Fashion North’s best picks from the launch of ASOS’ homeware collection
In case you didn’t know already, one of our favourite online retailers, ASOS, has just launched a homeware collection. If you’re a student and want to add a homely feel to your accommodation or if you've just moved into your own
OOTD: Pink boiler suit
Today I'm wearing a pink boiler suit from ASOS, unfortunately it's no longer available but there is a very similar one here. I have styled the boiler suit with white Fila disruptor trainers, I feel as though they add a more
Fashion styling: monotone basics
Name: Niamh Johnston Age: 19 Course: Fashion Design and Promotion Wearing: Earrings; H&M, £6.99 T-shirt; Topshop, (similar) £10 Coat - Topshop, £40 Jeans – H&M, (stylist's own) Boots – Office, (stylist's own) I chose this outfit because I wanted to be comfortable as well as being weather appropriate. I
Fashion styling: having a focal point
Name: Aaron Cooper Age: 20 Course: Fashion Design & Promotion Outfit: Brown digital print shirt (Topman £30) Plain black t-shirt (H&M £4.99) Ripped skinny jeans (Topman £25) Alexander McQueen (V&A £8) With my outfits, I like them to be simple but have one piece that has a focal
Fashion styling: comfort vs kimono
I like to wear this combination of a shirt and dress. Moreover, I prefer to combine the outfit with dotted tights. For me, this is the perfect outfit for uni days. It's super comfortable, especially with a pair of trainers. Shirt: H&M,
Brrrrrrilliant buys to beat the Beast from the East
By Faye Meehan The temperatures are plummeting, and that only means one thing- time for a wardrobe update. With cold weather comes layers upon layers of cosy knits, oversized coats and beanie galore. Just because one look outside of your window transports
The Valentines Day dress code for all the single ladies
By Lucy Hilda Britnell With Valentines Day right around the corner, we can sense all the single ladies frankly trying to make plans with their fellow single friends. With plans comes outfit decision making. Ditch that little black dress for a wine-n-dine
Our tiniest and cutest story ever: meet the Fashion North babies
As Fashion North celebrates its fifth birthday, we thought you'd like to see what some of our fashion journalism graduates have been up to! As well as moving on to dream jobs on glossy magazines, online and in public relations, a
Happy birthday to us! Five years of Fashion North fabulousness
Fashion North is celebrating its fifth anniversary! This fashion and beauty website, created and run by students studying fashion journalism at the University of Sunderland, launched with a glittering party back in December 2013, (see the invite below) with the full