Caitlyn McAdam: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, Viral Videos & Life at Matalan
University of Sunderland graduate, Caitlyn McAdam, returned to give Fashion Journalism students an insight into her life working at huge fashion retailer, Matalan. Caitlyn graduated with a first class honours degree at the height of the Covid pandemic after creating her
Stripe, Swim, and Shore: Menswear Trend for 2025 on a Budget
A menswear trend prediction for the Spring/Summer of 2025 is striped short-shorts, aligning with the overriding pattern trends coming in heavy this year. 'Normal People' star Paul Mescal has been known for donning the short-short look throughout his career; the
Five tips to break into fashion from grad Caitlyn McAdam
Former University of Sunderland fashion journalism student Caitlyn McAdam returned to campus to give a guest lecture on her career since graduating back in 2021 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Caitlyn McAdam (@caitlynmcadam) Caitlyn now works in London as
The Unapologetic Trad Wife
With the 1950s Trad housewife trend circulating on the internet again and a large influence of this lifestyle from TikTok I felt it was important to address this current trend. A Trad housewife is a woman without a working income who
3 Easy Ways to Beat ‘Freshers Flu’
‘Tis the season of stuffy noses, sore throats and low-grade fever. It can sometimes take our immune system a while to adjust to university life so in the meantime stock up on Lemsip, Beechams and take on our easy ways
Five coats (with hoods) to get through the wind and rain this autumn
The weather has been crazy lately. We've had up to 25 mph wind blowing us from place to place and the rain really hasn't helped. Trees have even been blowing around outside of the University of Sunderland. It's been impossible to put
Noel Fielding joins the leopard print trend taking over the high street
Bake Off's Jon Jenkins has left the tent but his bakes are still giving us style inspo. Jon created his ‘Only Fools Eat Horses’ showstopper inspired by Del-Boy himself but didn’t realise his cake was actually bang on trend. Jon is a
Home Alone this Christmas morning
From all black everything to festive knitwear, Fashion North recreates scenes from the classic Christmas film, Home Alone.
Behind the Scenes: Age UK Fashion Show
On Thursday November 26, Age UK Gateshead hosted their first winter catwalk show at the Marriott Hotel, Metro Centre and I was there to help out on the night! To my surprise I was given the huge role as the stylist
Trend alert: Metallic shoes
Metallic tones always make a huge comeback at this time of year, and this season it's taken our shoes by storm. River Island has got the women who love to get more for their money sorted – sport two trends in one with
Matalan team up with Alder Hey children’s charity for a range of scarves
Matalan, the British high street store, have teamed up with Alder Hey children's charity to create a range of Alphabet scarves. Every time one of the alphabet scarves are bought, 100% of the profits go to the Alder Hey charity. Each scarf