Fashion Design Fresher: “I want to create designs that help people feel confident to express themselves.”
In a series of articles, Fashion North introduces the new freshers on the Fashion Journalism and Fashion Design programmes. Name: Susan Ejenavwome Age: I am in my 30s from Nigeria and currently live in Sunderland. Programme: Fashion
A day with British Vogue’s Digital Creative Director-at-Large Alec Maxwell
Image credit: University of Sunderland “Start where you are, use what you have and do what you can,” said Alec Maxwell, the digital creative director-at-large for British Vogue. Alec said multiple times throughout his film and shoot workshop for Fashion design and
Vogue-featured fashion designer launches North East sustainable clothing brand
A young Vogue-featured fashion designer has launched the North East’s newest sustainable online fashion brand. Hannah Wilson, 25, from Washington has taken the plunge and created her own independent, online fashion company – Harlow Collection. Harlow Collection features a range of classic,
Good week, bad week for diversity in fashion
It's been a rollercoaster of a week for fashion magazines. We all celebrated on Thursday when the first edition of Vogue edited by new Editor-in-Chief, Edward Enninful landed on our doormats with mixed-race British model and feminist activist Adwoa Aboah as
British Vogue announces new editor
Fashion magazine British Vogue have appointed their first male editor. Edward Enninful, who is currently Creative and Fashion Director at W Magazine will take over the role from August 1. He will be the first male editor of the fashion bible in
Vogue 100: A Century of Style at Manchester Art Gallery
This year the fashion world has been celebrating the 100th birthday of one of the worlds most iconic fashion magazines, British Vogue. Designers created one off pieces to celebrate a century of Vogue, including Burberry trench coats and bottles of
10 things we learned from Absolutely Fashion: Inside British Vogue
No one is more excited about the BBC's British Vogue documentary than the team here at Fashion North. After all, isn't a job at the iconic mag every budding fashion journalist's biggest dream? With an insight into how Alexandra Shulman and
Fashion Icon Grace Coddington Steps Down as US Vogue Creative Director
After almost 30 years at the 'Fashion Bible', Grace Coddington will be taking the role of creative-director-at-large at Vogue instead, which will allow her to work on external projects. The 74-year-old will keep her office and assistant at Vogue headquarters in New
Vogue Reveals Plans for 100th Birthday Celebrations
Vogue has revealed today there upcoming plans to celebrate the iconic magazines 100th birthday. Vogue's Editor, Alexandra Shulman, said on the Vogue website: "Vogue's centenary year is an opportunity to celebrate the success of a magazine that has been the leader
Fashion North goes to London to meet industry professionals
Last Friday (May 15) saw the University of Sunderland Fashion Journalism students descend on the capital for talks with some of the fashion industries’ leading interviewers, feature writers and stylists. The panel comprised of Fabulous Magazine’s stylist, Tracey Lea Sayer, Lousie
Jourdan Dunn lands February British Vogue cover
I'm so Happy to finally say I'M ON THE COVER OF BRITISH VOGUE!!! ???????????????????? Thank you @britishvogue ,Patrick Demarchelier and Kate Phelan for making this happen and also thank you all for the Love and Support it means everything to