Show Up North: The Joy Weekender for Women
A three-day, female-focused weekend is coming to Event Northumbria from October 9th to 11th with Show Up North. With over 55 sessions built into a packed timetable, plus a marketplace showcasing brilliant regional product businesses, this weekend is an unmissable experience
Five-Pound Clothing Sale Hosted by Smart Works This October
The women's charity Smart Works have planned an autumn clothing sale at Northumbria University next week, where everything is expected to be five pounds or less. On Thursday 8th October and Friday 9th October, the sale will take place in the
New ‘Hannah Montana Inspired’ Vintage Store in Newcastle
A brand new vintage store, described by one of the owners as 'Hannah Montana's wardrobe mixed with teenage girl from the 2000s' has just opened in Ouseburn, Newcastle. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bibelot Nook, vintage furniture, interiors
Kylie Jenners Bedazzling Trend: Is this the end of minimalism?
After posting a bejewelled birthday cake, Kylie Jenner has started yet another social media trend. Now, every possession is being bedazzled, people are putting rhinestones on: face-masks, sunglasses, phones, jeans and even their bodies! Is this just for social media popularity
Get The Look!
By Fleur Seldon and Ruby Clark Rihanna street style Rihanna is known for her fresh and unique styling, often setting trends not following. This look from 2023 was no different. The rugby style shirt look still going strong for 2026. View this
Love Island All Stars 2026: Five Fashion Trends to Watch in the Villa
With the return of Love Island: All Stars, the villa once again becomes one of the UK's most influential fashion incubators. Unlike the original series, All Stars operates with contestants who are already conscious of their branding and fluent in the
Green Heart Collective on Tackling Textile Waste
Every year, across the world, we produce around 92 million tonnes of textile waste. This is set to increase to 134 million tonnes by 2030, if people don’t start taking action. The overproduction and overconsumption of clothes are two major factors
From the States to Sunderland: Hairstylist Amanda Reece’s Journey
Amanda and Jonathan Pickup. Meet Amanda Reece, an American professional stylist from Tucson, Arizona, who has been living in Sunderland for the past four years after falling in love with an Englishman. When his visa application to the States was declined
Shop Spotlight: Elite Dress Agency
Do you ever look through your Pinterest boards and see all your dream designer items only to find out they cost an arm and a leg? Well me too. However, Elite Dress Agency in Manchester will make all your dreams
Lipstick marks: Tacky or Trendy?
Since their popularity in the ‘early 2000s trashy aesthetic’ lipstick marks have recently come back in style, most notably through the pop icon Sabrina Carpenter who utilises the marks in her ‘short n sweet’ tour outfits. Miss Carpenter’s sparkly kiss
A Conversation with Knitwear Designer Ellis David on Bringing Handmade to Fashion Week
Ellis David is a knitwear designer based in Yorkshire and a recent graduate of Sheffield Hallam University. His designs have already been shown at multiple Fashion Weeks including York Fashion Week and the newly-established West Yorkshire Fashion Week. In our
Dress to Match your Matcha (and more) with Fretta by Ruhe
Last week, Scandi-inspired coffee shop, Fretta by Ruhe, opened in Sunderland city centre serving aesthetic matcha in their cute new wellness spot. Their one-of-a-kind canning machine for take-out drinks is becoming a total local craze. Having a can-lid on your morning