Kate Moss arrives to launch Topshop range in New York... wearing one of her creations
01st April 2009
Hands in their pockets, the two New Yorkers seemed less than impressed by the blonde walking past.
But for thousands of fashion lovers in the city this is the moment they have been waiting for.
Kate Moss was at the eagerly anticipated new Topshop store, on the eve of the public opening, to meet invited guests and launch her new designs.
Who's that then? New Yorkers look on as Kate Moss arrives at the new store with Chloe, the daughter of Topshop owner Sir Philip Green
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Kate shows off the dress which features in her new collection
The 35-year-old arrived wearing her favourite outfit from her new collection - a flared full-skirted dress which will retail for £60.
The striped dress takes its inspiration from a vintage item that Kate picked up at an LA thrift store - but which didn't fit.
She teamed it with a black blazer and star broach, black tights and black heels.
Kate was accompanied by Chloe, the 17-year-old daughter of Topshop boss Sir Philip Green.
Tonight Kate will show off the range to a carefully picked selection of invited guests.
But tomorrow the Broadway store will be open to all, with signs in the window advertising the grand opening.
Kate will appear as special guest, as the billionaire Arcadia group owner Sir Philip and his wife Lady Green throw open the doors of the flagship American store for the first time.
The four-storey shop, a similar design to the Oxford Street flagship in London, opens in New York’s SoHo neighborhood tomorrow after six months of construction delays, including fire and flooding.
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Kate's new range: Black rose print dress, £60; denim safari playsuit, £50, with wing jacket, £120
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The collection features a selection of summer dresses, including this £55 Liberty print (L) and a £250 sunburst diamante evening dress
Kate’s new fashion line for the brand, her ninth collection for Topshop, goes on sale globally the same day.
The New York store has 200 workers, 32 changing rooms, a DJ booth, and a shoe lounge.
And despite the opening being at a time of global belt-tightening, it has sparked a fever of anticipation within the city.
If the new Topshop proves a success Sir Philip plans to open a second store in Manhattan and eventually to expand to Miami, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Boston.
Sneak peek: Kate shows off the swingability of her frock, which she designed based on a charity shop find
Posters in the window of the new Broadway store advertise tomorrow's grand opening, at which Kate will be special guest
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