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Get the look: 60s inspired make up
The sixties were turbulent and an interesting decade full of changes within music, art, fashion and make up. Let’s take a look back at some the most iconic make up looks from this era. The typical 60s make up look involved the dramatic cat-eyes, nude colour lipstick, and a neutral blush. The most emphasis was…
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Are influencers and bloggers to blame for fast fashion?
It’s becoming clearer now more than ever before that our fashion footprints are having a huge impact on the environment. The fashion industry pollutes from the very source; extracting and processing raw materials from thousands of miles away, plunging communities as well as landscapes. Fast fashion is the term used to describe garments that go…
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Fame and Flashdance: Get The Look
The movies Fame and Flashdance have had a large influence over our activewear since they came out in the 1980s. No matter what brand, there are always pops of neon and fun pieces of activewear available on the high street. For instance, the hot pink leggings shown in the mood-board below give us a fun,…
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More than 300,000 tonnes of clothing ended up in landfills last year: is this a sign that we should be renting our clothes?
In 2017, over 300,000 tonnes of clothing ended up in landfills as the people of Britain threw away £12.5 billion worth of clothes. With the rise of fast fashion leading to a shortage of sustainable materials, should we be renting our clothing instead of buying them? Fashion North investigates. Imagine one day looking in your…
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An evening of beauty, nibbles and festive gifts with Suzanne Wilson Hair & Beauty
It’s an important message to buy local at Christmas, so we went along to Suzanne Wilson’s Hair and Beauty Christmas gift event, for a night of festive presents, food, raffles, demonstrations and of course lots of shopping. Stylist, Chloe said: “It’s an annual event we hold in the lead up to Christmas to allow our clients…
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Is the high street becoming a ghost town due to e-commerce?
British high streets aren’t what they once were so if you walk down your local high street you will see countless empty shops – is this all down to the boom of e-commerce? Fashion North investigates. Every year it seems there’s more bad news for our high streets with numerous big branded shops either closing…