January 2010
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April 2009
16 posts
““Did you feel like Kate Moss was having a laugh at your expense?” I later asked...”
– http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/fashion/23CRITIC.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&sq=TopShop&st=cse&scp=1
Toast →
The First Post - the brilliant UK news website from the guys behind the equally brilliant The Week - dared to speak up against the herd on Monday. Bravo. The fact that that Topshops original brand director, marketing director and buying director have all left in the past couple of years since mossie came on board explains why the offering is now so, well, crappy. Note to has-been british...
The Verdict: UNDERWHELMING
Utterly, totally and completely relieved to discover that since i moved from London to NY, i haven’t been missing out on a thing not having Topshop in NY. All this time i now realize that the myth was more fulfilling than the reality, which, all in all, seems to be: - racks of ‘affordable’ items (badly made, piled high, rumpled) that are indestinguishable from Old Navy - mixed with other horribly,...
Crickets on Broadway
Finally did the dirty on Tuesday night around 7pm after getting my hair cut and made it to the store. Besides the fact that the place was deader than funeral casket, nothing really caught the eye until got to the second floor where there was a gorgous collection of stretchy grey suede and leather leggings … price: $510 WTF!@*(#P@#*(@#!!!!
"Topshop": rhymes with crotch-shot
… and crotchsho’ sounds a bit like rach-na
“Topshop, so not cool. I hate when European stores are mega cheap in their home...”
– La Boss on Zandile Blay
http://www.blogger.com/profile/18315871337449097999
“Listen,” said a disgruntled Topshop customer to the security guard at the door,...”
– http://www.mrketplace.com/content/index.php?id=70
Awesome launch cost $2Million →
Sweet. (As of yesterday they were still only letting 25 people at a time into the 25,000 sq foot store).
totally offputting
haven’t blogged during the opening week becuase it’s all been too much already. i refuse to satisfy the hype-machine.
my english cuz thought she’d stop by yesterday, but the six hour wait and retarded velvet-rope style admissions policy (1 in, 1 out, no more than 25 inside at any one time) and she turned right around.
my office is opposite balthazaar and i want to kill myself.
March 2009
3 posts
topherchris:
Cab Calloway — Minnie the Moocher
My...
