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Fashion North teams up with the Bridges to create winter lookbook
Look what we made! Fashion North has teamed up with the Bridges to help create this 2019 winter fashion magazine. Fashion Journalism students at the University of Sunderland were given the opportunity to be involved, with roles including modelling, social media team and interviewers. The lookbook includes festive fashion inspo from Christmas jumpers from Primark,…
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Weddings are not always sunshine and rainbows…
Who would have thought a small wedding on the sandy beach of Mexico could bring so much disaster? Everyone always has a story about their disastrous bridesmaid dress; like the dress being the colour of vomit or the fit looking like a rubbish bag hanging off of you. But not me. My bridesmaid story is…
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Kerry Liddell on her small business: “I was thinking too much about what other people thought”
First, Maskitec was just a part of her final major project at University. After seven years Kerry Liddell runs her own small business with lip balms, candles and healing pedants in North East. Kerry, 31, from Newcastle, was always into marketing and fashion, that’s why she chose to study Fashion Marketing at the Northumbria University…
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Durham Christmas festival: Eco accessories, vegan soaps and more
The scenic city of Durham, was home to the Christmas festival last weekend. With over 200 stalls of eco-friendly jewellery, vegan beauty and skincare products, delicious street food and more. The Durham soap co displayed their luxurious handmade soaps and beauty products, showcasing completely vegan and organic ingredients made into custom produce. Jane Hutchinson, founder…
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Miss Penny Press: The confident, creative and courageous drag queen
After spending three straight months depressed and hibernating from the world, Miss Penny Press, Heaton based drag entertainer, spoke to us about her unique drag style, newly found self-confidence and how she managed to turn her world upside down. Miss Penny Press, 21, who is from Sunderland, originally enrolled as a university marketing student in…
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‘A Life in Style’ the blog that screams: “So what? I dress for me”
For Jilly, A life in style started 18 months ago. If you googled ‘Fashion blogger North East’ six months ago she was on page 4008. Now, she’s number one. Her blog is for women over 30 who love fashion, have a disposable income and like a bit of a laugh, she isn’t afraid to say…