Roll up Fenwick celebrates 140 years with a fashion and circus extravaganza
Fenwick celebrates its 140 years of the Newcastle department store in style with a Circus theme running throughout the entire event. This included the opening of a fashion exhibition in collaboration with Northumbria University which features a collection of flamboyant
Spring has officially blossomed at The Bridges Style Pod
It's that time once again where our local shopping centre, The Bridges in Sunderland, set our second year styling students a chance to style the mannequins to go inside their Style Pod. This pod included two female mannequins and a
What it’s REALLY like to work in retail during the Coronavirus
On Wednesday 18 March, Boris Johnson announced that in order to avoid the further spread of covid- 19, schools across the U.K will be closing on Friday 20, March until further notice. It has also been advised that where possible
Is our Christmas shopping in jeopardy?
Will the days of wandering around glittery shopping centres, bags in hand as magnificent window displays entice us into a multitude of stores cease to exist in the decades to come? ‘Death of the High Street’ is an ominous phrase that’s
Fashion North investigates the demise of retail at Intu Metrocentre
In 2018, according to Retail Research, over 43,000 employees in the UK have been victims of falling companies. House of Fraser was yet another company to have been forced into the closing down sales since Mike Ashley, Newcastle United football club
RI Home: River Island’s first homeware collection launches
You can always spot a River Island outfit from anywhere, it's a favourite brand on the high-street for clothes and now the London-born fashion brand has introduced its first homeware collection. And it's everything we would expect from the well-known
Does our fashion future depend upon gender neutralisation?
“Why do we force these stereotypes onto our children before they are even able to talk, let alone make a decision?” says Sam Robin Clarke, gender-neutral activist. The gender-neutral concept is a growing area of focus in today’s society. We now
Shimmer & Spice and all things nice from MAC’s new Snowball collection
Christmas has came early this year, in fact very early, with Halloween only just approaching, MAC has taken us forward in time to the icy mornings of December with their new winter collection. The new Snowball collection is everything you
Fashion Spooktacular at Intu Eldon Square
Intu Eldon Square in Newcastle hosted a scarily good style event this half term from Monday 23 to Sunday 29 October where shoppers could enjoy scarily good workshops with image consultant Emma Russell. Emma wanted to deliver autumn and winter fashion
Fashion Weekend To Return At The Bridges Sunderland
A new spring/summer fashion show will be held in Sunderland this spring. Samantha Czwordon-Wright, Marketing Manager for The Bridges shopping centre exclusively revealed The Bridges Fashion Weekend will be returning for a second year. This is a big event for the shopping
Retailer, Austin Reed, faces administration putting 1000 jobs at risk – a day after BHS collapse
Retail chain, Austin Reed, is poised to formally collapse into administration, putting about 1,000 high-street jobs at risk just a day after BHS hit the rocks. It is understood the tailor will appoint Alix Partners after revealing a notice to appoint
The Bridges to host Fashion Weekend in Sunderland
From April 21 – 24 the Bridges will be holding daily fashion shows, showcasing the exciting new looks being offered in a range of the centre’s shops. Already a whole host of major names have signed up to participate including Debenhams,