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
Personal style: Wearing Your Truth
My personal style is quite diverse, and I often enjoy layering pieces, except for summertime. On most days, I opt for a jeans or leggings and T-shirt combination, and I like accessorising with jewellery, often adding an overcoat or jacket My
Beyond the Drape: Styling a Scarf – 3 Creative Looks
For this challenge, I chose a colourful scarf, a long-time favourite from my wardrobe. Here are the scarf staying methods I created with my scarf. Looped Hair Wrap For the first style, I used it to create a looped hair wrap. I
Fashion students take part in styling challenge to celebrate Pride
Fashion students at the University of Sunderland have joined forces with local charities like St Oswald’s Hospice Sunderland to create an array of budget-friendly outfits inspired by Pride. Charlie Lloyd, Shop Manager at St Oswald’s Hospice Sunderland, said “It was great
Have Gen Z abandoned drinking culture?
Gen Z are exploring new ways to spend their free time without involving alcohol, but are they abandoning drinking culture altogether? For a long time, going to the pub or going to a bar has been the go-to way to socialise
Fashion student trials vintage market in Sunderland.
Elena Amos, a second-year fashion student at the University of Sunderland hopes to offer an affordable, sustainable fashion market for fashion fans in the North East. The market was made possible with support from Sunderland City Council and the University of
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
Fashion student to launch vintage market in Sunderland next year
A University of Sunderland fashion student is set to launch her very own vintage fashion market in Sunderland. Elena Amos, who is in her second year of studying Fashion Design and Promotion, wants to offer an affordable and sustainable alternative to
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