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  • Dear fresher me…a fashion journalism letter to myself

    Way back in September 2016, a new group of fresh-faced fashion journalism students started out with Fashion North and their three-year journey learning about trend forecasting, street style photography, social media and much, much more. Today, they enjoyed their last-ever fashion newsday in our University of Sunderland MediaHub as they’ll now be concentrating on making…

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  • Get the grunge look

    The 90s grunge style has made a comeback with baggy jeans and oversized tees. Here’s how to recreate some typical grunge looks with today’s fashion brands. First, we have the iconic mom jeans and top combo worn by Drew Barrymore, showcasing the iconic Converse boot. This is a look easily created with the many different…

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  • Is fashion and social media playing a major part in the rise of eating disorders?

    Fashion North investigates the rise in eating disorders and whether or not we believe the fashion world and social media are to blame for the way we view ourselves. Eating disorders are increasingly becoming more common and have almost doubled in the last six years alone. No matter how big or small an eating disorder…

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  • Supercalifragilistic-expialidocious! Get the Mary Poppins look

    By Mia Harding She’s back – the nanny who flies into children’s lives with the help of her umbrella. A remake of the classic children’s movie, this time starring Emily Blunt in the title role, hits cinemas this month. And that means the return of high necklines, skirt suits, classic hats and, of course, those…

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  • Slither your way to fake snake style – and snap up the croc look

    By Amy Ternent About time – Chanel have just announced  they will be ending the use of fur and exotic animal skins such as snake, crocodile and lizard within their fashion range. So here at Fashion North, we have shopped the high street for alternative brands that already represent the faux world of our reptiles.…

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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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