Sense of Style

24/08/2026

SHOP HOLIDAYS

Hi all, as you know our amazing team have been working continuously through all the crazy summer heatwaves in extreme temperatures to make sure every one of our lovely customers had everything perfect for their special events. Therefore, we have decided to amend our opening times for an extended bank holiday to give ALL of our hardworking team some much needed time off to spend time with their loved ones.

Our amended opening hours* are ....

Mon 24th - 11am to 4pm
Tues 25th - 10am to 6:30pm
(Closed Wednesdays)
Thur 27th - 10am to 6:30pm
Fri 28th - 10:15am to 3:45pm
Sat 29th - CLOSED

Mon 31st - CLOSED (Bank Hol)
Tues 1st - Closed
(Closed Wednesdays)
Thur 3rd - 10am to 6pm
Fri 4th - 10am to 4pm
Sat 5th - 10am to 4pm

Thereafter our opening times will return to normal.

THANK YOU for your understanding regarding these temporary changes to our opening hours and we wish everyone a wonderful bank holiday weekend from all the team. Xx

*PLEASE NOTE: Prebooked bank holiday private appointments and wedding collections are not affected.

25/07/2026

Today's the day (Saturday 25th) for the amazing local Cockerton Community and Business Group carnival on Cockerton village green. We hope everyone attending has a fabulous day and big THANK YOU all the incredible volunteers who organise these fantastic free events for our local community.

**Cockerton Carnival is almost here!**

Here's what's happening on the main stage throughout the day, with a fantastic mix of live music, dance and entertainment for all ages.

Featuring:
• The Majestic Theatre
• Darlington Operatic Society
• Dance Fitness with Mandy
• Jack Ramsey
• Cockerton Awards
• Triple Threat
• The Forgotten Guitars
• Hopetown Steelers

Come along, support some incredible local talent, enjoy the entertainment, and make a day of it with stalls, food, family activities and much more.

Saturday 25 July
Cockerton Green
11:00am – 4:00pm
Free entry

Who are you most looking forward to seeing?

28/06/2026

For all our local customers .... there's fabulous 10 year anniversary celebration for the Cockerton Community and Business Group in the "village" on 4th July. We are so grateful to the amazing team of volunteers run this group and give up their own time to organise such fantastic events for our local community, from the Easter Egg treasure hunt, to summer community dog show to October half-term activites and not forgetting the beautiful village Christmas tree. THANK YOU from all at Sense of Style. Xx

🎉 Come and celebrate 10 years of CCBG with us! 🎉

On Saturday 4th July, we’ll be celebrating 10 years since the very first meeting of CCBG, and we’d love for you to join us!

📍 Outside the shops
🕙 10:00am – 1:00pm

As a thank you for your incredible support over the last decade, we’ll have:

🧁 Free cupcakes
🎁 Free key rings
⭐ Stickers
🎟️ Free prize draw tickets with the chance to win one of three fantastic hampers:
🥫 Grocery Essentials Hamper
🥂 Fizz Hamper
🍬 Sweet Hamper

We simply wouldn’t have reached this amazing milestone without the continued support of our fabulous community. Thank you for standing by us over the last 10 years—we’re looking forward to celebrating with you all!

Please pop along, say hello, and help us mark this very special occasion. ❤️

♥️

27/06/2026

OPENING HOURS
(One Week Change)

Hi all, unfortunately we need to temporarily amend our opening times for one week, as follows....

Mon 29th - OPEN 10:30am to 4pm
Tues 30th - CLOSED
(Closed Wednesdays)
Thurs 2nd - OPEN 10am to 7pm
Fri 3rd - CLOSED
Sat 4th - OPEN 10:30am to 4pm
(Closed Sundays)

Thereafter our opening hours return to normal. We apologise for any inconvenience this temporary one-week change causes.

23/06/2026

EXTREME HEATWAVE

Hi all, looks like we're in for a scorcher of a week. Hence worth reminding all customers that if your dress fitting isn't a priority (eg: your event isnt happening within the next few weeks), then best to reschedule your appointment until after the extreme heatwave. This is because as well as feeling clammy or sweaty (which causes fabric to stick to skin), the body can swell in heat resulting in problems with accurately fitting items.

Obviously for those with impending event dates postponing may not be an option. Therefore if you are having a dress fitting it's important to stay hydrated and cool as much as you can. Should you want to, you may bring a towel with you to your appointment so you can towel dry your skin when changing before putting your bridal/prom gown on to help reduce perspiration going onto your gown or causing fabric to stick to skin.

Hot weather can be challenging but here at Sense of Style our fabulous team will do all they can to keep calm, cool and carry on as best we can and help support our customers. Xx

30/05/2026

Still looking for your perfect bridal gown? .... Watch this space as we have some very exciting news about some amazing affordable bridal packages starting very SOON! 😍

28/05/2026

We've discovered our digital phone line has fault (again 🤬), so calls are currently going straight to answerphone. BT expect the phone to be up and running ASAP, but in meantime please leave a message and we will return your calls as soon as the line is working again.

23/05/2026

☀ Bank Holiday ☀
🔥 Monday 25th May 🔥

Just a friendly reminder we will be closed on Monday to give our hard working team some much deserved time off for the bank holiday, but never fear, we will be reopen as normal, 10am to 7pm, on Tuesday 26th May. 🤗

Wishing everyone a wonderful SUNNY bank holiday weekend from all at Sense of Style..... and don't forget your sunscreen its going to be a scorcher! 🔥 Xx

16/05/2026

One of our lovely shop neighbours (Pretty Knits Wool Shop) is in the papers .... very well deserved recognition and another amazing independent business worth supporting. (She also stocks crochet hooks perfect for using to fasten fiddley bridal dress buttons)! ;) 😘 xx

What helps you stop, sit down and just be present? 💭

15/05/2026

Need a last minute prom dress? .... Happy to report Sense of Style (on outskirts of Darlington) has a great choice of fabulous gowns ready to try. Call ASAP to book and find your last minute dream dress (before someone else finds it first). 🤗 x