Last night saw the Drapers Awards 2009; a night where the who's who of retail and fashion come together to celebrate the greatest achievements in the industry. A fantastic night was had by all, and we can now tell you that Topman / Topshop New York won an award. The award was -
"Best New Store or Department"
So, have you visited the store yet? Or if you're in the UK have you seen the new floor of Topman in our flagship Oxford Circus branch? Thoughts below...
In a fantastic concept brought to you by SHOWStudio, top photographer Jez Tozer collaborated with Storm model agency to shoot the brand new clothing range designed by none other than Antony Price. Following a model casting in the morning with everyone involved in the shoot choosing their favourite model (which turned out to be the very natural Oxford, by the way) the shoot got underway early afternoon. Unfortunately you'll have to wait until Saturday to be able to see them in full (in The Independent) but lucky for you we were there getting snap happy behind the scenes! Catching up with legendary menswear designer Antony Price at the shoot, we found out that his favourite outfit in the new collection is inspired by his youth, a life in the country. See if you can guess which one it is!
It's a wrap! We can't wait to see the final shots that they chose for The Independent, and we are even more excited to see the new Antony Price collection hit the shelves. All we're saying is check back on Topman.com on Friday. Thoughts on the shoot / collection below!
As we put the final touches on our new latest trend feature (launching Friday 20th November) we thought we'd give you a sneak peek of what's to come. Expect shiny fabrics, a slim silhouette and even the odd sneaky shot of our photographer, Wade Fletcher! Don't forget to check back for the launch this Friday...
You can squint as hard as you'd like, but there's no escaping it - metallics are well and truly here to stay for Autumn Winter 2009. Getting ready for the party season (approaching all too quickly if you ask us!) we've compiled our favourites amongst all the fab metallics we've seen arriving in the past few weeks. From detailing to accents, fabric highlights through to full on metallic overhaul, Topman have it all. You can shop it all by clicking the image below...
On Saturday, Oct 24th TOPMAN hosted one of
the most talked about party’s to celebrate the last night of the CMJ Music
Marathon.
The event supported by SPIN and JELLY took
place at the gorgeous new ROOT Studios in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.With exclusive performances from The Almighty
Defenders and Neon Indian plus the addition of Brooklyn’s own Cale Parks, the
show was definitely a hot ticket. When not salivating for the headliners to
take the stage for their first ever New York performance, guests danced in the
DJ room to sets from X-Wife, Finger on the Pulse, Designer Drugs and NROTB. The
who’s who crowd of industry, buzz bands and the most attractive attendees of
any party we’ve seen all week posed for pics from party photographer Nicky
Digital.Visuals were provided from Yr
Friend Matthew and projected upon the white walls of the photo studio. Guests
also enjoyed a full night of complimentary Magic Hat beer and Svedka cocktails
and nibbles from Kind Snacks.
The night ended with a rousing performance
from the Almighty Defenders all dressed identically in long white robes whose
Cult Gospel converted everyone in attendance.
Topman CTRL have teamed up with top blog The Malcolm to offer you the chance to get your hands on some very limited edition tee's courtesy of this months controllers - Gallows. Click here to head on over to The Malcolmand find out more on how to get one of these for yourself, and click here to go to the CTRL Myspace.
Elements of science fiction and film noir mix for inspiration behind the latest installment from Topman LTD. Look out for oversized grandads, pin dot textures and premium coated denim. Electric blue and strong red appear alongside a monochrome palette....stand out in something special and check out Topman LTD by clicking the image below.
Not only can you purchase from the Sale a full 2 days ahead of the NYC store (for all those New Yorkers out there!) but we've also picked out what we think are 6 of the best from the Topman Sale. With most sizes still available at time of writing, it's high time you snapped up a bargain! Click below to get shopping...
Do you love live music? Think you'd be a good candidate for a spot of gig reviewing? If you answered yes to both of those questions then Topman wants YOU! We'd love to see what you can do, and in return if you shine out from the other entries we'll send you to a gig. You'll then do a review of the bands you're watching which will go on the blog for all our readers to check out! Up to the job? Send through a 150 word write up from your BEST gig of 2009 so far - it could be anything! Festivals, one off gigs, tours or even your own bands gig...we want to hear from you. Send all entries into contribute@topman.com Oh, and one more thing...good luck!
Time to move on the wardrobe from summer boat shoes and canvas plimsolls? This season there's only one way to step forward - the humble boot. Not only functional for the colder and wetter seasons, boots have been shown on all the catwalks this season and are being sported by the style elite as we speak. From brogue shoe aesthetics for the more understated look to full on military styling for the commited boot wearer, Topman has it all. Click the image below to shop them now!