Smart Works Newcastle – Interview wear styling challenge
This week we visited Smart Works Newcastle, a charity that supports unemployed women in their search to find work through an interview preparation service and an interview dressing service in which clients are styled an outfit suitable for an interview
Beauty flatlay – A girl’s favourite items in her bedside table and bag
Our challenge this week was to pick a theme for a fashion or beauty flatlay and to bring in a selection of items that fit this. My theme was 'a girl's most prized possessions' focusing on items we keep on our
More dash than cash – Bin bag chic!
For this style challenge we were tasked with creating an outfit from only household items, this challenge was the hardest for me to do but I took inspiration from past students attempts and looked around my room to find things
Versatile Dressing: How to Style Your Scarf four ways
Styling doesn't have to just be clothes, it can be simply wearing an accessory in different ways, making your look unique and versatile. So today our challenge was to try and style a scarf in numerous different ways! For this challenge
My Go To Day and Night looks!
Today's styling challenge was based on our personal style, in particular two different day and night looks. Read along to see my favourite outfits for all times of the day and why I chose certain pieces. Day outfit: For my day outfit
Style Challenge: Dress for less for under £30
Today Fashion North took on a challenge to style two different looks for outfits that are £30 or under. LOOK ONE For my first look I wore a full outfit from one of my favourite stores H&M. I styled a cropped navy
How to style a trench coat three ways
Trench coats are the perfect transitional outer layer for this time of year as they're light, comfy and they go with everything! Trench coats are so versatile and can easily be dressed up or down. Casual! For this look we paired the
Calling all fashion lovers The Style Pod at The Bridges is back
The Bridges once again set us a challenge for our second-year Styling students to style the mannequins to go inside their Style Pod that included two female mannequins and a male mannequin. The group planned and curated the outfits and
Family Christmas party wear: the Bridges style pod challenge
The Bridges once again set our third-year Fashion Journalism students a styling challenge to create Christmas party looks for all the family to go inside their Style Pod. The team planned and curated the outfits and props from retailers inside
AW21 weekend wear: the Bridges’ Style Pod challenge, was it a success?
The Bridges in Sunderland decided to set our fashion journalism students a challenge to style the mannequins in The Style Pod. This involved the team planning a theme and picking the outfits and props from the retailers in the shopping
How fashion history is inspiring the outfits you wear
Written by Dhianira Zimpoulaki and Rowen Pollard Here at Fashion North, we went to the Bridges shopping centre in Sunderland to piece together some outfits inspired by the iconic moments in fashion history. These Coco Chanel outfits were inspired by her iconic
The secrets to styling scarves: repurpose, reuse, rewear
Picking an accessory can be a tough decision, and we can have too many choices to choose from. However, here at Fashion North, our new Fashion Journalism students have set themselves a challenge to create three different looks each, to