LOOKFANTASTIC Advent Calendar 2025: Is It Worth It?
LOOKFANTASTIC's famous advent calendar is defrosting, securing bigger and better goodies each year. Will 2025's edition live up to the hype or should we be looking for the next 'it' calendar? View this post on Instagram A post shared by LOOKFANTASTIC (@lookfantastic) This
Fashion North’s Beauty Favourites: October Obsessions
As our Fashion North website has recently had a revamp, we have decided to introduce a new monthly favourites report for our beloved beauty products we discover that month or continue to love. Collectively, the fashion north reporters will discuss
The Story Behind Houghton Le Spring’s New Pre-Loved Clothing Shop
On Saturday October 25, Madame Cheap Chic opened its doors for the first time, after being exclusively online for 6 years. Madame Cheap Chic is an independent shop that sells new and pre-loved goods, with the goal of items being priced
Plus-size Charity Shopping: A Chat with TikTok Star ‘alottameg’
Charity shopping can be a maze. Where to start, what to look for? I sat down with TikToker and ex-charity shop worker @alottameg and chatted all things style, plus size charity shopping and how to get your start with shopping vintage
Everything You Need to Know About Fenwick’s 2025 Christmas Window Reveal
Fenwick’s Christmas window displays have been bringing festive cheer to Northumberland Street for over 50 years, and 2025 is set to be no exception. The department store has announced that this year’s display will be unveiled on Sunday, November 2. The reveal
The Next Pumpkin Cardigan That Has Gone Viral
This Next cardigan has everyone running to stores, it went viral across all social media platforms and is described as being perfect for the cosy season. Price: £44 With Halloween and the autumn season in full swing, the bright orange shade and
Actually Scary Halloween Costumes for 2025
Halloween costumes have become just a cheap corset and a frilly skirt with a few accessories, and they're never scary anymore. So Fashion North wanted to give you some inspiration for some actually scary Halloween costumes this year. Halloween first came
The Ultimate Autumnal ‘Boo Basket’: A Fashion North Guide
Over the last couple years, a trend of making 'boo baskets' during autumn has been popularised all across TikTok and Instagram. In case you weren't aware, 'boo baskets' are essentially a decorative gift hamper with all your favourite items and
Chocolate Brown: The Trending Colour of AW25
Take a bite into this autumn's staple colour, chocolate brown. It's filling the fashion scene from high street to runway. It’s time to demote navy and black to wardrobe floor status and make space for the latest trending neutral, 'chocolate brown'.
Pride Styling Challenge
For Fashion styling we completed a pride styling challenge. What this consisted of was creating a pride themed mood board and visiting charity shops based around Sunderland to style a pride outfit for our mannequin and for ourselves. Moodboard: Pride Outfit: This
Smart works
Unlike our regular Tuesday morning sessions at St Peters campus, Sunderland we joined a charity organisation called Smart works in Newcastle. I had never heard or Smart work before my visit but what they do is help unemployed women gain
Dress for Less
For week two of my course (Fashion Design and Promotion) for styling, I was presented by my lecturer with a challenge called dress for less. What this consisted of was styling two outfits that were £30 or under! We were