Five upcoming designers you need to watch during Fashion Week
As Haute Couture ends and New York fashion week dawns, the fashion industry and its calendar are slowly clawing (although with care for its acrylics) back to normality. The world of fashion is forever evolving and, we are graced with fresh
A successful first year for Sunderland designer Faye Greenman
“I really felt passionate about taking control of my own life,” says Faye Greenman who started her artwork business in the middle of her fashion communication degree and a year on, she has her own studio, and the success has
How has Covid-19 impacted costume designers within the creative industry?
We long for the days when the terms ‘Coronavirus’ and ‘global pandemic’ weren’t in our everyday vocabulary. In a year that has been so chaotic, the arts have been seriously impacted. Rebecca Redford investigates the damaging affects Covid-19 has had
The most fashionable reading list
Anyone interested in the world of fashion should have a bookshelf filled with designers' memoirs, journalists' investigative pieces and coffee table books featuring brands' famous collections. At Fashion North we have curated some of the best books that every aspiring fashionista
Louis Vuitton announces newest ambassador
'La La Land', 'The Amazing Spider-Man', 'Crazy Stupid Love' you are sure to have seen her face before. Well now get ready to see her face a lot more. Emma Stone has officially been announced as the newest ambassador for the
Spring/Summer Trends: The Stripe Parade
Expect downpours of stripes, with a high chance of bright, bold colours and scatterings of metallics. Spring/ Summer 2017 takes fashion back to the drawing board by re-defining the confident look with bold pinks and sunshine yellows, metallic effects and every
North East mums support International Women’s Day with unique business
Claire McAlpine, Anna Kirkup and Eliza Browne-Swinburne, from Northumberland, sell unique textiles, ceramics and home wares from three continents on their unique homeware website, ibbi. As countries across the world celebrate International Women’s Day today, Tuesday 8 March, the three mums
DKNY AW16 Catwalk Report
New York, I love you and you’re not letting me down! Certainly not with the DKNY aw16 collection that hit the runway on Wednesday night in New York City. From front row stars to magical pops of colour in significant details
London Fashion Week AW15: Orla Kiely
Set on a catwalk which was made to look like an old oak library, classic books smothering every wall and chunky book cases setting the scene, the queen of prints and vintage silhouettes, Orla Kiely, transported us back in time