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You CAN still shop while avoiding the dangers of fast fashion
By Brooke Hewson The fashion industry is currently one of the biggest sources of pollution to the environment after the oil industry. Many people are completely unaware of just how large the consequences of the convenience of Fast Fashion clothing items can be. Not only does Fast Fashion production release huge quantities of toxic and…
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Jewellery Making at The National Glass Centre
The National Glass Centre is holding a glass jewellery making class where you can make your own necklaces and bracelets. The class offers people of all ages a chance to make some personal jewellery. Laura Reed, marketing coordinator, says: “It’s part of our festive fun for Christmas. The events are seasonal but also link back…
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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 practices of fast fashion’ by arranging clothes swaps. Rather than shopping for new purchases,…
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On the fifth day of Christmas my student loan gave to me….
Five festive fashion and beauty gifts that WON’T blow your budget this Christmas… The sudden realisation when the trees start to go up and the classic tunes start to play on the radio, turns to panic when you know that there is only three weeks to go until the big day. Presents are usually the…
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Sunderland boutiques launch 2020 prom dress lines
Orders have been flooding in for two Sunderland occasionwear boutiques as they introduce new prom trends for the upcoming year. Encore Evenings and Bridal and The One Boutique started stocking their new line of Prom dresses in November 2019. The One Boutique based in Whitburn opened in 2016. Owner, Verity Wake, 38, said: “I opened…
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Dancing into the New Decade, Get our New Year Look
A celebration of the New Year in all things sparkly. Dance the night away and capture the moments in the photo booth- who doesn’t love a photo booth? Here’s a selection of pictures from the night, with descriptions showing where you can get these items for yourself!