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Shopping With Smart Works: What Is It Really Like?
Earlier in July, Smart Works North East hosted multiple fundraising events including a summer clothing sale. This event was based at Sunderland City Hall, which is only a short distance away from our Universities’ campuses so, of course, the Fashion North team had to check it out and grab some deals. How the event went:…
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Cool Britannia: How Britpop Turned 90s Music into a Fashion Statement
Britpop didn’t just soundtrack the 90s – it dressed it too. Shaping everything from polo shirts and parkas to the effortless “working-class” cool that shaped an entire generation. And now, it’s making its comeback. Born in the mid 90s, Britpop is a British music genre-turned-culture movement – with lyrics focusing on relatable, everyday life, and…
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Sam Fender’s Make-Up Artist to Support Local Charity in Fashion and Beauty Events
The Smart Works North East charity are starting off this summer with shopping opportunities and beauty experiences to transform your look after they announced that they are hosting two major fundraising events planned for July. This will include a chance to get tips from singer Sam Fender’s and actress Andie MacDowell’s make-up artist in person.…
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Romanticism: There’s No Place Like Home
Romanticising your hometown is to find beauty in familiarities and paying homage to your roots – from the house where you grew up to where you created your fondest memories. Credits: Photographer: Rebecca Burton-Logan, Model: Luke Hill, Location: Hendon This editorial photoshoot was inspired by the psychological defence to romanticise your hometown to ground yourself…
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Noughties fashion nostalgia
2000s trends from then now! bringing back the slick and stylish fits in this editorial piece focusing on 2000s nostalgia, pop culture inspiration and trends The noughties was crazy a time of no rules and chaos , before we had regulations in media and scandals in fashion ran the world. The 2000s created…
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The Disappearance of FRUiTS Magazine
A Fashion Editorial, portraying the Rise and Fall of a Japanese magazine, “FRUiTS”, through the stages of a young girl who finds her identity through fashion. “Are there no cool kids to photograph anymore?” FRUiTS, a Japanese Fashion Magazine, known as the “Fashion Bible of Harajuku”, was founded in 1997 by Shoichi Aoki to take…