Kate Moss For TopShop

[susie_bubble]

Actually in London, well at least at the forefront of fashion (the early adoptors!), there's a bit of a Kate Moss backlash going and has been for a while.....

Yeah sure, the permatan wag wannabes still cite Kate Moss as their fashion icon and people say that when they don't quite know what to say. Her influence is great but I think by the time this stuff for Topshop comes out, people will be like 'So what?'
Also, if they are planning on making is readily available with permanent collections, big production and going online then well..... I'm pretty sure there won't be so much hoo ha over it. I'm intrigued to see it but I agree with Soft.....if you want the Kate Moss look, people recreate it already by buying Ghost jeans, the exact Repetto flats. There are Kate Moss influences EVERYWHERE on the high street not just in Topshop and you can easily go a la Moss in every store.

Conclusion: Topshop saw an easy buck to make and took that opportunity. I respect them because they work with the new gen designers (Weardowney, Ann Sofie Back, Gareth Pugh etc...) but this is just not that special at all.....

[Squizree]

I dunno, I think Kate Moss really does deserve a serious chance at designing, the woman knows what she's on about.

[susie_bubble]

^I'm not saying she doesn't deserve it but I would have preferred if she did on her own right and that way, she would be without constraints of budget. There's only so much you can do with mass-produced Topshop. It doesn't sound like it's going to be a limited collection like some of the other Topshop designer collaborations. Therefore its ubiquity will hurt the design I think....

[disco54]

well ..true some women hate kate moss ...but that doesnt stop legions of teens and twenty something girls who emulate her looks...

[susie_bubble]

I dunno....... maybe it's what I'm observing from teenagers (well...maybe my sister and her friends aren't the best examples since they're self proclaimed renegades!)..... I do quite indepth research about trend adoption and for me, you may not be able to see it yet, I feel like there is a bit of a backlash going on.....

[DazzlerAB]

I like the way Kate dresses, but I don't get why people credit her with some of these looks. Skinny jeans & ballet flats were around before she even became famous.

Also I'm wondering whether she is actually designing anything. She's quoted on Style.com with this- "I'd sort of like to be able to say, 'I love this, put it into production,'" she mused this summer. "Not like a designer collection, but we'll see."

Sounds like she'll tell Topshop what she generally likes, then the real designers will do some sketches, and then she'll say Yay or Nay. Is that really "designing"?

[melt977]

She won't design if I understood correctly... she will "edit", or suggest according to her trend radar... anyway, I don't really see what's so special about it since she mostly wears simple basic staff which people copies... they don't need to be made especially....

[Squizree]

I think she should only make her own global brand when she learns how to actually design professionally. Not just by looking and deciding if she likes it or not...anyone can do that. She'll probably end up like all those other celeb designers but slightly better.

[brokenenglish]

Originally Posted by softgrey

i am definitely at that point ...
of course i am curious....but what do you think it will be...?

skinny jeans...
tunic dress
skinny scarf
vest
ballet flats
tank top

and you really CAN get that everywhere already...
i mean...she already looks like she shops there as it is...
i don't see how they can make it special other than putting her name on it....

i guess in london that would be enough to make it sell...
there are so many kate fanatics over there it seems......

I was thinking about those items too...
same old, same old for sure.
Hopefully Kate really is ahead of the trends as everyone says all the time...
she will come up with some new looks.
I don't know how many skinnies there will be....
Kate seems to be tired of that look herself.

[James1057]

OOOOOOOOOO SOUNDS INTERESTING...cant wait to see the result

[ultramarine]

Hum ... with all the exposure she's had to fashion to the point it got really really close to her life/friends (Jefferson Hack/Lee McQueen/Vogue editor stints...) I def have expectations about the line ... hum .. now Im kinda scared and excited at once.

[MissMarc]

Hey guys... my first post on this site, yay! Anyway, does anyone have information on plans to bring TopShop to Los Angeles in the near future?

Thanks all.

[missbliss]

I'm actually pretty excited to see what she comes up with, but of course I won't be able to purchase anything since there isn't a TopShop in the US.

[babyladybones]

I'm so sad TopShop doesnt ship to America. :[

[Squizree]

^^ lol oh stop complaining we have practically no high fashion shops here in NZ.