Styling Challenge at Smart Works
As part of our recent challenge, we had the opportunity to visit Smart Works, a charity organisation dedicated to supporting unemployed women by providing them with coaching, professional clothing, and the confidence they need to succeed in job interviews and transform
Effortless Looks for Less
Want to look effortlessly stylish without emptying your wallet? You're in the right spot! Here is my approach to dressing for less, showing you that high style doesn't always mean a high price tag. To achieve this cost effective yet stylish
Laying it All Out: A Visual Journey into Fashion & Beauty Flat Lays
A flat lay's beauty stems from its deliberate arrangement and its capacity to convey a narrative from an overhead perspective. This article will take you behind the scenes of a recent exploration into this captivating photography style. The challenge was
2025: Key Trends to Watch
For this challenge, I've gone for a street wear aesthetic that's bang on trend for 2025, featuring various looks that incorporate sporty pieces. Key accessories I've used across my outfits include a khaki cross-body bag and hi-top trainers. It's a
Mellow in Yellow: The Trendiest Shade Of Spring 2025
Ringing in spring with a colourful twist, yellow and its shades have been making their way back to the catwalk, red carpet and, most importantly, our closets. From soft butter yellow, to zesty lemon garnishes, the happiest colour of all is
Fashion North Podcast: Could the North East be the UK’s next fashion hotspot?
Fashion North team members: Lucy Baker, Maddy Ciaraldi, Maia Olusanya and Will Pollock sat down to record the newest episode of the Fashion North podcast to discuss the rise of North East fashion brands, and if the North East could
Inside Nigel Cabourn’s ‘pricey’ new mountaineering collection
Nigel Cabourn’s new fashion collection commemorates a historic Mount Everest tragedy - but the prices may leave many feeling chilled to the bone. The limited-edition range, from the North East-based designer, marks 100 years since the Tragedy of Everest, a 1924
Styling One Base Three Ways
Having a capsule wardrobe is the perfect way to optimise your outfit choices, allowing you to mix and match all of your items to create completely new looks. We decided to take a basic, black boatneck top and a pair of
One Brand Styling at The Bridges Shopping Centre
At Fashion North, we were challenged to create a whole outfit using only one store from The Bridges in Sunderland. We headed straight to Primark as they are fabulous for offering so many different styles, and in recent years, they
Italian Style: Three outfits from our trip to Milan
In February we travelled to Milan during it's Fashion Week and as fashion journalism students, preparing our outfits was just as important as the trip itself. So, we decided to plan some outfits based on parts of our trip, these
Monotone Monday Morning: How to look good in the office
With the resurfacing of "dopamine dressing" on social media, colour and crazy patterns have taken over Instagram feeds across the world. However, sometimes all we want is a paired back outfit for those gloomy Monday mornings. When styling for this shoot I
Beauty lovers rejoice as Two Sephora Locations to Debut in the North East
Sephora has announced it's coming to the North East in Autumn 2024, with one store opening up in Eldon Square and another in the Metro Centre. Previous to this expansion, Sephora only had two locations in the UK, both being