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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 restricted to being certain sizes; the aim is for people to try things on and…
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Don’t let FOMO ruin your Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… or at least that’s what Andy Williams has been singing to us since 1963. Just joking, we’re about as excited as Buddy the Elf for Christmas here at Fashion North. December can be the best month of the year. Christmas markets, classic films that we could probably…
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Best dressed at the 2019 British Fashion Awards
The British Fashion Awards are now over for another year. The ceremony, which was held in London on Monday 2nd December, saw a star-studded guest list arrive in a range of weird and wonderful outfits. Daniel Lee, designer for Italian fashion brand Bottega Vaneta, managed to scoop up all three of the accolades that he…
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From Lashes in The Loft to Around The UK
From doing lashes in her loft Ashleigh Stevenson, aged 27, never imagined she would have her own salon, let alone be selling her lashes via vending machines in shopping centres around the UK. Ashleigh, a beauty entrepreneur from Newcastle, opened up her salon in Great Park Gosforth two years ago. From there she has built…
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Is our Christmas shopping in jeopardy?
Will the days of wandering around glittery shopping centres, bags in hand as magnificent window displays entice us into a multitude of stores cease to exist in the decades to come? ‘Death of the High Street’ is an ominous phrase that’s been circulating more and more amongst retail workers and shoppers alike. As we begin…
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Rise from the ashes: How a personal stylist can help women get their femininity back
Big changes to the body like having breast cancer can break down a women’s femininity but personal stylist at John Lewis, Margot McChlery, says personal styling is a great help to get it back. Margot, aged 22, has been working at John Lewis & Partners in Newcastle for 5 months and has been loving every minute…