Independent fashion retailers take over Newcastle this Christmas
Newcastle City Centre and the surrounding areas are filled with independent shops, from fashion boutiques to vintage stores. Everything you could possibly need is right in front of you and, with the festive season quickly approaching, independent stores have become
Xmassy Vintage Vera Kilo Sale in Newcastle!
Some people buy presents in September, and some people like that special atmosphere you get from buying them just a couple of days before Christmas
Corner93: Sunderland might be your new obsession
Corner93 is a unique clothing boutique in Sunderland, run predominantly by Lyndsey and with help from her mum Carol. They buy pre-loved designer and the best of the high street’s ladies and gentlemen's clothing and accessories. View this post on Instagram A
Discover Newcastle’s independent vintage hidden gem Waceland Ncl
It was a frosty winter morning in mid-November and the streets of Newcastle were filled with Christmas market stalls, from mulled wine bars to chocolate churro stands. And I was loving it. As I walked through the arcade, which was strewn
Don’t Miss Out! Gigi Hadid drops part two of her collection with Reebok
Gigi Hadid has just dropped Season II of her collection with Reebok and you do not want to miss out! After the first collection of the collaboration was a huge success, Gigi and Reebok have came back with a second drop
Beyond Fashion North: Episode 9
Welcome to Beyond Fashion North, Episode Nine; a podcast run by students of the University of Sunderland. In this podcast, Sam Boal, Beth Callaghan and Barbora Bednárová discuss vintage fashion, and how buying vintage garments can help sustainability in the fashion
Addicted to fast fashion until I gave up buying clothes for 30 days
Can you imagine spending a whole month without buying any new clothes? Fashion North’s news and shopping editor Barbora Bednarova thought that would be impossible until she joined #SecondHandSeptember and said "no" to her fast fashion obsession. Here's her story. September
Winter is coming and it looks Nasty
The 26-year-old model, Emma Louise Connolly, has finally released her second collection with the American retailer, Nasty Gal. Get ready for the festive season ahead and grab anything you can from the collection because let’s face it, every piece will look
Newcastle to host first Northern Sustainable Fashion Revolution festival in April 2019
As Newcastle is set to host the first Northern Sustainable Fashion Revolution, Sarah Sinclair meets those striving for a more ethical and sustainable industry. Over 1,000 bathtubs of water. 6,000 car miles of carbon emissions*. £140 million of clothing sent to
How to shop vintage and why with Judy’s Affordable Vintage Fair
The Newcastle chapter of Judy's Affordable Vintage Fair was held at the Boiler Shop on April 7 and featured traders selling clothes, antiques and jewellery dating back centuries. It was well received by locals and a large number of people
Newcastle, Vintage fair: Don’t buy new clothes reuse what’s already there
More than 100 million pounds worth of clothing goes to waste every year. People are aware that reusing what's already there is cheaper and a better option, mostly for our environment. Therefore, buying vintage clothing is becoming more and more
Fashion North meets Rik Bush: A volunteer for Age UK on Blandford Street, Sunderland
The transformation: from charity shop to vintage boutique It’s a typical dreary Wednesday morning in Sunderland. The city centre is fairly empty for 10 am in the early days of December, the streets occupied with a small handful of shoppers about