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My roller coaster relationship with my prom dress
We all have that one dress in our archives that we go through phases of both loving and hating. Mine just so happens to be my Prom Dress. I couldn’t really tell you what I was like in secondary school, and I’m pretty sure if you asked anyone else in my year, they couldn’t tell…
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Five christmas gifts to buy second hand
Christmas is fast approaching and if you aren’t already doing your Christmas shopping, you’ll be panic buying in two weeks. Either Way, picking out gifts for our nearest and dearest can be both stressful and expensive. We can spend hours just searching for the perfect shade of lipstick for our best friend or the one…
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Sunderland businesses announce collaboration to help environment by giving old furniture new life
Two independent Sunderland businesses, Harrison and Brown and Andyman Upcycling, have announced the launch of their collaboration to cut down on the amount of wasted furniture. Mandy Brown, owner of Harrison and Brown, sells new furniture and contacted Andy Buddin, owner of Andyman Upcycling based in Jacky White’s Market, to transform the old furniture customers…
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Fashion memoir: I wore a £30 dress to a beauty pageant and re-gained my confidence
In 2015, I was the victim of a violent attack by a stranger, which left me a shadow of my former self. But, as we headed into 2016, the year of me turning 21, I wanted to get back to who I was before I suffered this trauma. I wanted to gain my confidence back…
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These are the most luxurious advent calendars of 2020
If you have never experienced the joy of getting a beauty advent calendar, maybe after a challenging 2020 you might consider joining thousands of people who get one every year. Indeed, there are plenty of calendars for every budget, but here at Fashion-North we created a selection of the most luxurious ones of 2020 for…
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Fashion North Investigates: How does TV influence fashion?
In this digital streaming age, we are beginning to see more and more television shows that have rather fashionable main characters, such as Villanelle, Emily Cooper and Nurse Ratched… Which begs the question: How does the TV influence fashion? Shows like The Duchess, Ratched, Emily in Paris and BBC’s Killing Eve have us all in…