Global fast fashion retailer QUIZ introduces new collaboration with Mummy Diaries star Samantha Faiers
This May, global fast fashion brand QUIZ launch its first collaboration with TV star Samantha Faiers. Shot in Sicily, the campaign channels the bright, beautiful colours of its surroundings with a mix of on-trend, casual and occasion wear pieces to see
Newcastle to host first Northern Sustainable Fashion Revolution festival in April 2019
As Newcastle is set to host the first Northern Sustainable Fashion Revolution, Sarah Sinclair meets those striving for a more ethical and sustainable industry. Over 1,000 bathtubs of water. 6,000 car miles of carbon emissions*. £140 million of clothing sent to
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 processing raw materials from thousands of miles away, plunging communities as
More than 300,000 tonnes of clothing ended up in landfills last year: is this a sign that we should be renting our clothes?
In 2017, over 300,000 tonnes of clothing ended up in landfills as the people of Britain threw away £12.5 billion worth of clothes. With the rise of fast fashion leading to a shortage of sustainable materials, should we be renting
Fashion North investigates stylish sustainable fashion
With fresh warnings being issued regarding global warming, the fashion industry is being scrutinised and called upon to make changes and reduce its over-consumerism. Around 50% of fast fashion pieces are discarded each year, making the fashion industry one of the
13 money saving hacks for 2018
Do you find saving money difficult? Well, don't worry because here at Fashion North, we have thought of the best and easiest ways for you to save money in 2018, and not one of them involves a bank. Christmas has come
Redesigning fashion’s future: the Ellen MacArthur Foundation report outlines the economic problems in the textile industry
Just one of the problems highlighted in the new report published by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation “A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning Fashion's Future” suggests just how bad the textile economy is for the environment. The report outlines that more than half