Fashion

Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2013 Ready-to-wear New York fashion week The new Marc Jacobs collection is a drastic change from last season’s layers, embellishment and texture. The spring collection is completely minimalistic. The collection is casual and filled with everyday essentials, mostly using a striped pattern. Last season’s collection had dresses manipulated by pleats, this season opened [...]

Skulls are huge this season and worn the right way they can look more glam than gothic.  Everything from jewellery, to prints and embellishments are all adorned with the symbol of death.  The trend has continued from spring/summer and looks set to stay.  The gothic queen dominated the catwalk shows once again for A/W 12/13, and the trend [...]

For many ladies glued to the Olympics closing ceremony last weekend, the novelty of Britain’s phenomenal successes in the games became somewhat overshadowed as soon as THOSE five black cabs drove into the arena. If like me, you had previously done your research and were sitting patiently and excitably throughout the ceremony for this eagerly [...]

David Beckham celebrated the global launch of David Beckham Bodywear for H&M with an in-store launch, followed by a cocktail party at a pop-up gentleman’s club created especially for the occasion. At the in-store event at H&M on Regent Street, David showed the new television commercial, met with fans and signed the collection. Later, celebrities [...]

Fashion Queen Vivienne Westwood is sharing her stunning shoe collection with people in the North East. The exhibition strides into The Bowes Museum on June 10th for a one-off display of Vivienne Westwoods ultimate fetish object: the shoe. Visitors have only one month (10th June- 10th July) to catch the prestigious exhibition before it then [...]

After the privilege of her company at the British Fashion Awards, I thought it was only fair to formally introduce her to you and showcase her awe inspiring talent. A definite one to watch; I give you Bethan Juliff – up and coming knitwear designer. A bit about Bethan and the brand. The Bethan Juliff [...]

I introduce – Meadham Kirchoff. Brought to my attention about three weeks ago when trowelling through the rails of Oxford Street’s Topshop in a desperate attempt to put together an outfit suitable for a black tie occassion – the British Fashion Awards. Coincidentally, the duo – NEWGEN designers, snapped up the award for Emerging Talent [...]

Northumbria University design students have triumphed in a high street retailer’s competition – taking first and second place. Dorothy Perkins’ ‘High Summer 2011’ design competition received entries from designers across the country, and six Northumbria fashion students were among the 10 finalists to be selected by the judging panel of industry insiders. Following a public [...]

Laura Zielinski has it all – brains, beauty and a modelling contract with one of the UK’s largest retailers, Marks & Spencer. Since winning the store’s national DD+ lingerie competition last year, Hartlepool-born Laura, 20, has gone from studying law at Sunderland University and working in Primark to attending castings and fronting glamorous photo shoots. [...]

A TEENAGE model is hoping to tower above the rest as she competes for a national beauty title. Laura Brady, 15, from Byron Avenue, Hebburn, is up against 49 other girls in the third heat of Teen Princess UK. Only two will make it through to the final, and Laura’s fate rests in the hands [...]