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Going down! The descent of Victoria Beckham … in heels
As the former Spice Girl turned fashion designer reveals a new collab with Reebok, Fashion North charts Victoria Beckham’s fashion descent from impossibly high heels to (gasp) trainers. Once upon a time, Victoria Beckham famously declared: “I can’t concentrate in flats.” She was renowned for wearing the highest of heels in Spice Girls videos,…
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How to break into fashion journalism in London: Top tips from Joanne Toolan
Joanne Toolan graduated in Fashion Journalism from the University of Sunderland just two and a half years ago. After a lot of hard work, Joanne is now working as a fashion assistant at You Magazine, Mail on Sunday, in London. On Thursday, our fashion journalism students received a talk from Joanne on how to break…
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Gigi Hadid: And it was all yellow
We have heard of matchy-matchy. But it was matchy-matchy-manicure for supermodel Gigi Hadid who’s inspired us all to coordinate our party dresses with our coats and, yes, even our nails. Gigi Hadid has proved herself to be the most glamorous supermodel on the planet right now at her London launch party Gigi X Maybelline, exhibiting…
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From a quiet, shy introvert to a self-confident beam – all thanks to a prom dress
Every girls’ prom dress is special to them, and mine is no different. I associate so many different thoughts and feelings towards my school leavers prom dress. Going to prom meant the end of school, another chapter closed in my never-ending book that I’m writing/living. I liked school for the first couple of years, however…
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Fashion isn’t always black and white but some things will always be.
The black and white stripes of my Newcastle United strip mean more than just football to me, they say everything about my childhood as a tomboy. There’s always been two constants in my dad Barrie’s life: family and football. A devoted fan since he was a boy and season ticket holder for 47 years he’s…
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Cousins in real life, but once fashion twins
When you’re younger, I think it’s just one of those parent things that they love to dress you and your siblings in the exact same outfits every day. Most people hate it but for me, I loved it. Oh, and the other thing, we aren’t siblings. We are cousins. The only sibling I have is…