With responsible and sustainable fashion becoming ever more popular, we looked at whether this has had a positive impact on charity and second-hand shops on a typical, local high street. We visited the Kings Heath high street and spoke to the town centre manager, Martin Mullaney, as well as an Oxfam book shop and the …
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With the country now on “lockdown”, only being allowed to leave the house for essential reasons, staying comfy at home whilst also feeling stylish is a trend many retailers are pushing. There are so many loungewear sets for sale online currently, with contactless deliveries still taking place, here are a range that can be on …
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The black and gold Dior haute couture dress honoured eight female directors whose films weren’t nominated at this year’s Oscars, no women were nominated for the category. Stitched into the cape of the look, were the names Scafaria, Wang, Gerwig, Diop, Heller, Matsoukas, Har’el and Sciamma. Perhaps one of the most notable snubbed names would …
Black Friday deals are not what they seem, with Twitter users accusing online fashion retailer ASOS to be among the offenders. With Black Friday officially starting tomorrow, ‘Which?’ has revealed that 95% of “deals” in the sales are the same price or even cheaper after the sales have finished. 61% of the items looked at …
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Retailers prepare for their Black Friday sales to kick off the Christmas shopping season, taking place next Friday. A variety of shops will cut their prices, usually for the Friday only, but often for the whole weekend. Zara is among the high street fashion brands who are expected to drop their prices for the event, …
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The nominations for 2019’s Fashion Awards have been announced, the event, which is taking place at The Royal Albert Hall on the 2 December, awards the most innovative, inspiring and young creative talents from across the world, who excel in multiple disciplines such as activists, make up artists and set designers. The British Fashion Council …
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Italian Haute couture fashion designer, Giambattista Valli, is collaborating with H&M to produce a collection that brings his unique style to the masses, set to launch on 7 November 2019. The Italian designer usually presents his Haute couture collections annually at Paris Fashion Week, as well as style and dress celebrities such as Rihanna, Ariana …
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Netflix star Millie Bobby Brown introduced her skincare and beauty brand ‘florence by mills’ into the UK, with a launch party at Boots concept store in Covent Garden on the 28th September 2019. At the launch party event, the first 300 fans in the queue were able to meet and take photos with the actress …
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Birmingham City University first year fashion and beauty journalist students got the opportunity to report on a charity fashion show. The event took place on Sunday the 29th of September at the Macdonald Burlington Hotel in the centre of Birmingham. The students were instructed to tweet live during the event using the events hashtag, this …
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My name is Niamh Preedy, I am an 18 year old Fashion and Beauty Journalism student at Birmingham City University and my main interests lie in sustainable fashion and cutting back of fast fashion. I will blog my experiences as a university student here in Birmingham, as well as write about and discuss topics that …
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