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Topshop: Store opening in New York incl. video

The New York branch of Topshop was originally supposed to open its doors last October, but after prolonged construction work the store on Broadway (on the corner of Broome Street), didn't usher in the American Topshop era until yesterday. At 11 o'clock, the fashion-savvy New Yorkers were able to storm the shop, after Kate Moss personally cut through the ribbon to the entrance.

But that makes it all sound a lot less exciting than it actually was: masses of stylish girls already began turning out in their droves at half past nine, there was a throng of street-style photographers, and we weren't only given free goodie bags, but also coffee, water, ice cream and other little treats. It's a good job we arrived early, as the queue seemed to grow by the minute, until it eventually stretched out all the way around the block. The countdown began at eleven, Kate Moss showed her face, made a short speech and amidst a burst of glitter the first shoppers dashed into shopping heaven.

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Kate Moss interview with NY Mag

Interviews with British supermodel Kate Moss are a rarity; if she's in the press it's normally linked with scandals or her private life. In NY Mag Kate now puts pay to rumours of a pregnancy and emphasises that she is "a woman now": "It's so awful, even my friends are phoning me up and saying "Are you pregnant?" And I'm like, "No! I just put on a couple of pounds, and they went in the right place." Isn't that weird?" More words about the actual main subject of the interview, her Topshop collection, can be found here.

Topshop Unique brings back 80s heels

The footwear presented at the Topshop Unique show for the forthcoming summer complements the 80s-inspired collection and shows the decade's spirit at its best. Golden embellishments and studs on pointy high heels and ankle boots with a slight platform look, all available in black, lilac and light blue. One thing's for sure, you'll either love them or hate them...

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Ad-Campaign: Topshop S/S 09

Woah, what an explosion of colour! The brand new advertising campaign for Topshop is beaming us five months into the future and really getting us in the mood for summer. But unfortunately the individual garments are not really all that new or surprising; in fact the designs wouldn't be out of place hanging on the rails right now. Only the black-white leggings and the holey batwing top really stand out. And the strapless floral print dress is not too bad either. But where are the fringed mop-like cape and Chloé boots from the preview?

The models Alana Zimmer, Kori Richardson, Imogen Morris Clarke, Nimue Smit and Constance Jablonski are certainly young, fresh and quirky. If we think back to the winter campaign, newcomer faces at the time, Jourdan Dunn and Karlie Kloss, have successfully carved out their paths to success. So we should definitely keep an eye on these spring chickens here.

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