How my first designer purchase helped me through the hardest year of my life
It was 2022 and my life was completely upside down, my mam was unwell, I had dropped out of my first undergrad course and my anxiety was at an all-time…
Unleashed Authenticity: Celebrating Confidence with Style
Celebrating self-expression and inspiring confidence with style. Fashion is one of the biggest tools we can use daily to express ourselves and leave our mark on the world. Sometimes putting…
Addiction, Anorexia and A-class drugs: The problems with our favourite TikTok aesthetics
The world of social media has done some truly amazing things: uniting families, providing safe spaces, and sparking national movements, but there may be a darker side to the pretty…
Galentines: celebrating female friendship and loving the women in our life
It seems more people than ever opted for Galentines over Valentines this year, suggesting we want to celebrate female friendships just as much as romance. In the spirit of best…
The jacket with the power of transformation
We all have that one piece of clothing in our wardrobe that we could never part with. For me, that’s a leather jacket. You can never have too many jackets…
The return of the 60s: 5 staples from ASOS you need in your wardrobe
It’s 2022, 42 years since the swinging sixties first begun, and now, it’s back! The 60s were a key moment in the history of fashion, and as most iconic fashion…
“We must get away from this idea that you’re just sitting there rigidly like a doll, women climbed mountains in corsets” The truth about history’s most controversial garment
Grace Cassidy explores the history of corsetry, as it makes a return to modern day fashion and asks whether or not we’ve misunderstood the garment. Bridgerton has changed the world…
Style lessons we learnt in lockdown
It’s officially been a year (give or take a day or two) since we were told to stay home, and it hasn’t really stopped. We’ve seen a multitude of fitness…
“I burnt Nicole Scherzinger’s dress.” Celebrity stylist Madeleine Bowden on her X Factor mishap, sewing pants on a singer live on stage, and touring the world with Jessie J
Stylist Madeleine Bowden grimaces as she recalls the time she burnt a pop star’s dress 20 minutes before going live on stage. The former Sunderland University student was working as…
“The salon is like a baby to me, but lockdown came two days after I had returned from maternity leave”: an exclusive interview with salon owner Julie Barras
Nestled in the suburbs of Gateshead lies Sparkle Beauty, an award-winning salon with 15 years of experience. We spoke to Julie Barras, owner of the salon, to get the low-down…
My roller coaster relationship with my prom dress
We all have that one dress in our archives that we go through phases of both loving and hating. Mine just so happens to be my Prom Dress. I couldn’t…
Gwen Stefani’s most iconic music video outfits
With her signature platinum blonde hair and trademark red lip, Gwen Stefani, 51, is a real style icon both in and out of her music videos. Fashion North have picked…