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  • Laying it All Out: A Visual Journey into Fashion & Beauty Flat Lays

    Laying it All Out: A Visual Journey into Fashion & Beauty Flat Lays

    A flat lay’s beauty stems from its deliberate arrangement and its capacity to convey a narrative from an overhead perspective. This article will take you behind the scenes of a recent exploration into this captivating photography style. The challenge was to create several distinct flat lays utilising fashion and beauty items, and the resulting compositions…

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  • Personal style: Wearing Your Truth

    Personal style: Wearing Your Truth

    My personal style is quite diverse, and I often enjoy layering pieces, except for summertime. On most days, I opt for a jeans or leggings and T-shirt combination, and I like accessorising with jewellery, often adding an overcoat or jacket   My day look For my daytime look, I wore a washed denim jacket, a…

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  • 2025: Key Trends to Watch

    2025: Key Trends to Watch

    For this challenge, I’ve gone for a street wear aesthetic that’s bang on trend for 2025, featuring various looks that incorporate sporty pieces. Key accessories I’ve used across my outfits include a khaki cross-body bag and hi-top trainers. It’s a proper blend of athleisure and casual streetwear, really focusing on comfort and a relaxed, sporty…

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  • Beyond the Drape: Styling a Scarf – 3 Creative Looks

    Beyond the Drape: Styling a Scarf – 3 Creative Looks

    For this challenge, I chose a colourful scarf, a long-time favourite from my wardrobe. Here are the scarf staying methods I created with my scarf.   Looped Hair Wrap   For the first style, I used it to create a looped hair wrap. I began by draping the scarf over my head, bringing both ends…

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  • Inside our Fashion Students’ visit to Smart Works Newcastle

    Inside our Fashion Students’ visit to Smart Works Newcastle

    Our Fashion Journalism and Fashion Design and Promotion students paid a visit to Smart Works Newcastle earlier this week to meet stylists, take part in styling challenges, have some career coaching and much more. Smart Works Newcastle is a charity that helps women who are unemployed with clothing and coaching ahead of job interviews. Smart…

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  • ‘Victorian bride aesthetic’- could this be your favourite trend in the upcoming year?

    ‘Victorian bride aesthetic’- could this be your favourite trend in the upcoming year?

    Are you tired of all the clothing and make-up style trends from this century? Then check out this new aesthetic that is inspired by the hauntingly sophisticated fashion of previous eras. Since trend forecasters have predicted that Victorian era inspired silhouettes and materials like lace and velvet are going to become more popular in the…

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