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TOPSHOP UNIQUEFrom Camilla Morton, in London
"THE response has been staggering,' smiled Jane Shepherdson as guests arrived at the hotly anticipated Topshop UNIQUE show, though she admitted it was very nervewracking to be sitting not on sponsor, but showing side. No expense had been spared on the LFW debut of the 'edgier' or, to quote the programme notes, "progressive" range. Champagne flowed, white marquees had been erected in Berkeley Square, big name models had been drafted in not only for the runway but to sit front row, such as Erin O'Connor and Liberty Ross, alongside Zoe Ball, Sara Cox, Jemina Khan and Zandra Rhodes - the eclectic mix of faces as diverse as the customer the cult highstreet label reaches. Not unlike its Oxford Circus flagstreet store, the set, with its pine wood raw runway and rigging, looked like something from a pop festival, and indeed the music was a mix of up-to-the-minute (as you would expect a trendy young things taste to be), and classic catwalk tracks like Neneh Cherry's Buffalo Stance to keep the more conditioned of us happy. When the show eventually settled down to start - not entirely their fault as a delay of an hour-and-a-half had built up over a day of too-ing and fro-ing - the anticipation was palpable. Crisp white - just like Giles, so bang on trend - underlined silhouettes that were stark and crisp. A ruffle collared white dress was a shade of YSL moment past. With greys and jersey that hinted Helmut Lang, the collection worked through trenches, jumpsuits, minis and dresses to give a broad taste of all you could expect for spring. The possibilities were endless, the drapes and cuts were superior to what you would expect of the high-street, but for many the joy of the high street is rummaging and browsing through the options, so to put them on the runway slightly takes away from the triumph of your own clever discovery. Unique, designed by Nick Passmore, proved that Topshop was more than capable and able to sit alongside the big names of the runway, but begged the question why would you want it to?
sorry all my pics are credited to vogue.co.uk and this review is from Vogue too.
I also saw the Helmut-ism of this collection but not the YSL influence but now that its pointed out I see that too.
"THE response has been staggering,' smiled Jane Shepherdson as guests arrived at the hotly anticipated Topshop UNIQUE show, though she admitted it was very nervewracking to be sitting not on sponsor, but showing side. No expense had been spared on the LFW debut of the 'edgier' or, to quote the programme notes, "progressive" range. Champagne flowed, white marquees had been erected in Berkeley Square, big name models had been drafted in not only for the runway but to sit front row, such as Erin O'Connor and Liberty Ross, alongside Zoe Ball, Sara Cox, Jemina Khan and Zandra Rhodes - the eclectic mix of faces as diverse as the customer the cult highstreet label reaches. Not unlike its Oxford Circus flagstreet store, the set, with its pine wood raw runway and rigging, looked like something from a pop festival, and indeed the music was a mix of up-to-the-minute (as you would expect a trendy young things taste to be), and classic catwalk tracks like Neneh Cherry's Buffalo Stance to keep the more conditioned of us happy. When the show eventually settled down to start - not entirely their fault as a delay of an hour-and-a-half had built up over a day of too-ing and fro-ing - the anticipation was palpable. Crisp white - just like Giles, so bang on trend - underlined silhouettes that were stark and crisp. A ruffle collared white dress was a shade of YSL moment past. With greys and jersey that hinted Helmut Lang, the collection worked through trenches, jumpsuits, minis and dresses to give a broad taste of all you could expect for spring. The possibilities were endless, the drapes and cuts were superior to what you would expect of the high-street, but for many the joy of the high street is rummaging and browsing through the options, so to put them on the runway slightly takes away from the triumph of your own clever discovery. Unique, designed by Nick Passmore, proved that Topshop was more than capable and able to sit alongside the big names of the runway, but begged the question why would you want it to?
sorry all my pics are credited to vogue.co.uk and this review is from Vogue too.
I also saw the Helmut-ism of this collection but not the YSL influence but now that its pointed out I see that too.
