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Is it Empowerment or Sexualisation? Taboo Fashion Slogans.
Are online retailers beginning to spread fashion trends that are sending the wrong messages? From the Playboy x MissGuided Collection to slogan t-shirts with questionable or ‘sassy’ messages, brands certainly see to be causing a stir. Recent news stories have also reported several customer complaints regarding an advertisement that Boohoo had listed with the slogan…
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Don’t Miss Out! Gigi Hadid drops part two of her collection with Reebok
Gigi Hadid has just dropped Season II of her collection with Reebok and you do not want to miss out! After the first collection of the collaboration was a huge success, Gigi and Reebok have came back with a second drop and we are not disappointed. From model to designer Gigi Hadid is not messing…
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Beyond Fashion North: Episode 10
Welcome to Beyond Fashion North, Episode Ten; a podcast run by students of the University of Sunderland. In this podcast, Sam Boal, Beth Callaghan and Barbora Bednárová discuss Halloween traditions, celebrity Halloween costumes, and other festivities going on around the North East at this time of year. This year, Barbora spent two hours doing her makeup.…
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Our top picks for the 90s retail resurgence
By Olivia Carling From checked skirt sets to strappy heels, the nineties fashion trends are back. Is this the one fashion trend that will never die? Checked skirt sets are one of the iconic fashion trends of the nineties. Many retailers now sell these sets as they’re increasingly becoming trendy and every girl wants to…
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Sticking the boot into skinheads: reclaiming Doc Martens
By Mannikaran Singh In the 1960s Doc Martens were born, and as their legacy began they brought an unexpected change to society with new ideas, cultural changes and large social movements. Shortly after their release in the 1970s, people from various subcultures started expressing themselves through the traditional work boots. People would use different styles…
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Meet the foxy French label everyone’s talking about
Words by Anthony Craig Fed up of the usual high street or online retailers? Fashion North has just discovered a new (whisper it, affordable) French label. Maison Kitsune is a French clothing brand specialising in menswear and womenswear with a distinct Parisian-chic style. The word Kitsune is French for Fox, and one of their main…