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The Zandra Rhodes x IKEA collaboration that’s being resold for 10 times its original price
We all know that the iconic Dame Zandra Rhodes is known for her garish designs that match her unique and bold fashion looks, but she has most recently collaborated with IKEA and released a new collection with the furniture brand called “KARISMATISK”. The collection is selling out fast in-store, with a redesigned IKEA shopping bag…
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Are collaborations cheapening the fashion and beauty industry?
When a celebrity releases a beauty or fashion collection in collaboration with a brand, it can be exciting for fans and help boost the sales of the brand. However, could it be devaluing the beauty and fashion industry? Fashion North investigates. Brands, especially the ones on the high-end scale, have a certain amount of credibility.…
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One size does not fit all: uncovering erratic sizing in the fashion industry
Fitting room meltdowns, online shopping frustrations and confusing sizing are struggles every shopper is familiar with. Often you can be one size in one store and a completely different one in another. Fashion North dives into the problematic world of sizing in the fashion industry. If someone asked you what size clothes you wear, would…
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And just like that, a 12-year-old style icon is born
Move over, Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw with your Manolo heels and Fendi baguette bags. A new star is born in the SATC reboot, And Just Like That, and she definitely knows her own style. The new 10-episode series featuring Manhattan icons Carrie, Charlotte and Miranda in middle age is now showing on Sky…
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Beyond Fashion North: People’s Choice Awards, ski-wear & an exclusive interview with Catcall clothing
Listen to Beyond Fashion North Fashion North’s editor Lucy Britnell and contributor Abigail Blewitt sat down this week to record the Beyond Fashion North Podcast, where they discussed the big style stories of the week, from the People’s Choice Awards red carpet looks to Skims’ new Cozy Collection that drops this Friday. The pair also…
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Are we a generation of ‘skintellectuals’? How social media is reshaping the skincare world
The online beauty market in the UK more than doubled in the last six years and our skincare obsession is only getting bigger in the post-pandemic world. Fashion North investigates how social media fuels our skincare buys. The beauty sector was hit hard by the global Covid-19 crisis with thousands of shops, department stores and salons shut…