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How fashion history is inspiring the outfits you wear
Written by Dhianira Zimpoulaki and Rowen Pollard Here at Fashion North, we went to the Bridges shopping centre in Sunderland to piece together some outfits inspired by the iconic moments in fashion history. These Coco Chanel outfits were inspired by her iconic suits such as the jacket and the trousers. She originally thought that menswear…
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LEGOLAND Birmingham set to open world’s smallest Primark
Birmingham is lucky enough to have bragging rights for the largest Primark store in the world, but next week they are putting their name back on the map and, this time it will be made of Lego and will attract children from all over the UK. Next week LEGOLAND Discovery Centre in Birmingham will be…
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Need fashion advice? Meet our new agony aunt!
Meet Fashion North’s new agony aunt Megan West who’s here to answer all your style questions and give the best fashion advice. My name is Megan and I’m fashion obsessed, and I want to help you get out of your comfort zone when it comes to what you wear. Maybe you’ve got a date coming…
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Lusting over the £400 Dior beauty advent calendar? Here’s our favourites from £45
You might think we’re crazy for already mentioning Christmas but it is never too early to snap up some of the best selling and highly anticipated advert calendar releases of the year. Fashion North have rounded up our festive favourites of calendars worth splashing out on this Christmas as alternatives to the high-end festive boxes…
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Should we all be “shrobing” to elevate our style to princess levels?
If it’s good enough for the royals, it’s good enough for us! Princess Eugenie, 31, was spotted “shrobing” as she left a London nightclub earlier this month. ’Shrobing’ is a fashion term which refers to ‘shoulder draping’. To shrobe means to drape your coat or jacket over your shoulders, instead of actually wearing it like,…
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Movies and TV shows that inspire us to become fashion journalists
Here at Fashion North, we love to watch a fabulously cheesy but fun movie, or binge-watch a riveting series. We especially love it, when the main protagonists are fashion journalists, aspiring or already successful. After all, that’s why we are fashion journalism at the University of Sunderland! Here are our favourite movies and TV shows that…