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Fashion North’s Pick of the best budget wedding vendors in the North East
Are you a bride-to be? Planning a wedding on a budget? Then check out Fashion North’s guide to a selection of the best budget wedding vendors in the North East. Fashion North editor Maddy Ciaraldi headed to the GNB Events wedding event, at The Sheepfolds Stables, in Sunderland, to discover the best bargains for wedding…
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5 must have luxury beauty advent calendars 2024
Anthropologie The highly anticipated viral, limited-edition Anthropologie Beauty Advent Calendar, featuring artwork by Nephthys Foster, at only £88 features over £300 worth of premium treats and treasures, including favourites from L’Occitane, Sunday Riley and Malin + Goetz. Liberty beauty The original Beauty Advent Calendar is worth £1,205 and is priced at £206. Due to popular…
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1920s flappers style seen on the catwalks and Taylor Swift
Flappers are back. The 1920s style was seen on the catwalks at Shiatzy Chen’s SS25 show in Paris with a model sashaying down the catwalk in a champagne-coloured flapper-inspired dress featuring a textured fabric and intricate details clearly inspired by 1920s fashion. The knee-length frock featured lightweight fabrics, representing the jazz age, where women wore dresses…
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Fashion History: Ruffles, ribbons, and the Rococo period
Corsets from this period were designed to give the illusion of a tiny waist by using whale bone to add structure to the bodice. The hemline was often pointed at the front and back and the bust line was squared to emphasise the curves and shape of the body. They were usually made from silk…
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Fashion History: How Pirates inspired a fashion movement
In a series of articles, Fashion North explores the importance of corsetry throughout fashion history. Here, fashion design and promotion student, Lily Ellen Rodell, explores steam punk fashion, pirates and corsets. This fashion moodboard is inspired by pirate style and the Steampunk subculture. It’s a facet of fashion you don’t see much of…
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How 1920s flappers inspired Dolce and Gabbana
catwalk image credit: WGSN high street image credit: Asos.com