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My not-so-wicked Stepmother
When you are a young child clothes don’t mean an awful lot. However, my relationship with my step-mother, Lorraine, is one of the most important things in my life and my first memory with her is buying a dress. Lorraine is there when I laugh and when I cry. A friend, a role model, at…
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“I sat next to Channing Tatum in the VIP section – that doesn’t happen at the Stadium of Light!”
Millions of us across the globe tune in for our weekly fix of Keeping up with the Kardashians for a tiny glimpse into the rich and famous lifestyles of the world’s most famous fashion sisters. But for Sunderland-born Elisa Fromson, rocking up at the multi-million pound Calabasas home is simply a matter of clocking on…
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Wrapped up in a memory
My Grandpa Sonny was quiet, one of those people that when they had something to say, everyone would listen because of its rarity. His skin had valleys marking age and wisdom and his eyes told stories of pain and triumph. He was strong-willed, I mean he had to be if he was going to…
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Ex-Apprentice star Katie Bulmer-Cooke sets up fitness shop in The Bridges, Sunderland
You may recognise her from BBC’s The Apprentice, but fitness guru Katie Bulmer-Cooke is no apprentice now a she begins her latest successful business venture, a pop-up store in The Bridges shopping centre, Sunderland. The store opening is all part of Katie’s plans to help the city get fitter. She said: “It breaks my heart when I see…
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Wear your favourite food (and we don’t just mean a spillage)
But away from all the food mixers, ovens and soggy bottoms, Dolce & Gabbana recently featured food trends on their SS17 Catwalk collection in Milan. Here at Fashion North, we are hungry to find some more clothes that featured a food print. Take a look at our top ten picks that will even get Mary…