Five fashion trends we blame TikTok for reviving
TikTok is the latest social media platform most (if not all) of us are addicted to. Here at Fashion North, we even have our own account @Fashion_North! Like most social media, it’s ‘transported’ many garments into our wish lists and
Handbag Clinic launch restored luxury handbag concession in Fenwick Newcastle
Fashion North's Megan Hagel gets an exclusive look inside Handbag Clinic's launch day event at Fenwick, Newcastle. The UK’s longest standing luxury handbag restoration service, Handbag Clinic, has partnered with Fenwick, Newcastle to launch an irresistible concession of restored luxury handbags. From
When it all goes wrong: our top 5 celebrity wardrobe malfunctions
No matter how famous you are, everyone is partial to the occasional wardrobe malfunction. Earlier this week, Kim Kardashian had a wardrobe malfunction of her own and of course, it was visible to the whole world. View this post on Instagram A post
How to turn a Poundland vase into a piece of art
Before: After: What you will need: A Vase Acrylic paint Extra white acrylic paint for mixing A range of brushes Water Paper towel Step 1: Make sure the glass is clean. Remove any stickers on the bottom of the vase. Step 2: Choose your base colour. Paint the entirety of
BLACKPINK talk fashion in new Netflix documentary ‘Light Up The Sky’
BLACKPINK have had quite the year. From dropping their debut album, aptly titled THE ALBUM in early October, to releasing house-influenced Sour Candy with Lady Gaga back in May, the all-female K-pop sensation show no signs of slowing down. To coincide
Smart Works: a charity that combines fashion and coaching
“It was a confidence booster when I went to Smart Works” Fashion North speaks to Fey Young about her experience with Smart Works, a charity that provides interview clothes and coaching to unemployed women in need. Rehearsing the all-important question of why
I didn’t expect to be writing fashion journalism in state quarantine
Fashion North's Barbora Bednarova reveals her two-day, 1,400-mile journey through six countries to get home to Slovakia from the University of Sunderland We all heard about Coronavirus before it hit us. I remember I was reading an article about the Chinese
The eyeshadow palette I can’t live without
When someone asks what one beauty product you couldn't live without, I always say the Urban Decay Naked 3 palette (£43) . This palette has been through some trauma, I've used it religiously since I bought it back in 2013,
Sunderland divided over Pretty Little Thing advertisement ban
Online fashion retailer Pretty Little Thing has had its latest YouTube ad banned by the Advertising Standards Agency after Watchdog complains that it is “overly-sexualised.” The advert featured a PLT model wearing vinyl shorts with holes cut around the bum and
Vegan café hosts clothes swap
With an abundance of clothing, plant based food, and DIY tee shirt to lingerie transformations, Little Green Social is a vegan café with a difference. The family run café, situated in Newcastle, regularly host events to combat the ‘environmental and unethical
Do your own festive manicure video tutorial!
Festive season is almost here! Although for some of us, Christmas season started at the end of November when the first festive drinks arrived at Starbucks
Bou-Chique: Sunderland’s size-free clothing store
Bou-Chique is Sunderland's new size-free clothing store, which opened six weeks ago on Bridge Street. The store has been opened by Donna Arkley and Helen Collinson, and stocks a range of different clothing, accessories, shoes and homewear. The clothing isn't