Wild for Wednesday: The iconic character’s influence on gothic fashion
Everyone – and I mean everyone – knows the Addams family: equally as odd as they are enticing. With the release of Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’, a more modern take on Wednesday…
Football Fashion: Students design Sunderland FC ladies’ youth kit
It’s not often that fashion and football collide but thanks to a new initiative, in Sunderland, style on the soccer pitch has received an upgrade. Students in the second…
What happened at Milan Fashion Week?
There is a sense of happiness throughout the fashion industry. As the world opens up, so do the doors of the biggest designer labels as they present their spring/summer 2022…
Bags of appeal: Fashion North visits the Inside Out handbags exhibition at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum
London’s Knightsbridge, home of the Victoria and Albert museum, is no stranger to luxury. Just a few minutes from Harrods and a short walk to Sloane Square, the area is…
Fashion podcasts to keep you company in isolation
Need to give your eyes a break from your laptop screen or endless Netflix series during the Covid restrictions? For free and fashionable entertainment, Fashion North loves nothing better than…
Laika : The Ultimate Afterlife Fashion Trend
Move over florals and patchwork denim, it’s time to make way for a fresh new spring look, Afterlife Futurism, a must-have trend set out for the high streets rails. The…
Girl Power, Body Positivity and Sustainability: How Maeve Davies Tackles Society Problems Through Fashion
Finding a passion in life can be hard but making a career out of it can be even harder. Fashion brand owner, Maeve Davies, shared with us how her passions…
Dear fresher me: our fashion journalism students’ emotional notes to self
Back in September 2017, a group of fresh-faced fashion journalism students joined Fashion North and started their three-year journey learning about catwalk reporting, trend forecasting, street style photography, social…
Fashion Beyond Your Career: 3 Off-Duty Models Who Dress Unconventionally for Their Job
Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner and Adriana Lima all have sporty, off-duty looks which are seen as unconventional by fans, and in contrast to their glamorous careers. However, Gigi Hadid has…
Start as you do not mean to go on: fashion controversies of 2019 so far
Burberry has recently publicly apologised for their ‘insensitive’ designs that featured on the runway during London Fashion Week. The ‘Tempest’ Burberry AW19 runway was inspired by a nautical theme but…
The best and worst fashion trends of 2018
Every year shoppers and fashionistas are both happy and shocked by the fashion trends that hit the high street. It is always likely that a fashion trend will reawaken, this…
Are influencers and bloggers to blame for fast fashion?
It’s becoming clearer now more than ever before that our fashion footprints are having a huge impact on the environment. The fashion industry pollutes from the very source; extracting and…