Topman SS16 Show at London Collections: Men

Let's Riot! was one of the slogans adorning jacket, This is a laid back riot with high waisted flowing wide legged trousers some in sleepy pyjama stripes teamed with short jackets.

Catering for the summer rain and great for the Festival season were plastic capes and jackets.

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Topman Spring/Summer 2014 Collection

For SS14, TOPMAN has gone for the rodeo showmanship style with silk embroidered shirts over black skinny polo necks worn with oversized pleated loose trousers and metallic belts.

Absent were the  flashy and garish colours, fringes and rhinestones; this was a more refined cowboy in a winter colour palette of the  classic monochrome black and white with accents of deep burgundies and blue

Plus we can’t forget that ‘There’s gold in them thar collection’.

Embroidery also graced the lapels of tailored silky jackets and jumpers.

 But watch out, some of those embroidered flowers have whopping big spiders stitched amongst them! And with this bronze shirt it’s all spiders.

Topman Design AW13/14 Collection

Starting with whites and creams, the models look set for the arctic in fur trimmed parkas which came in two sizes: oversized and cropped to the waist.

 

 

 Both were worn with thick knits, and baggy pleated trousers tucked into chunky hiking boots.

The boiled wool pea coat also got the chop with the statement cropped length.

 

Oversized leather rucksacks completed the explorer look with leather hip flask, i-pad and compass holders.

 

The young explorer trekked on to the Himalayas where the prints on longer length pea coats were inspired by Tibetan designs.

 

Then onwards down the spice trail, colours began to heat up with top to toe blazing orange.

The outerwear still remained warm and cosy with parkas, turtle necks and cropped pea coats but the sturdy hiking boot was replaced by the softer relaxed sandal (still worn with thick hiking socks.)

 

The spicy hot orange makes way to deeper red tones of claret, garnet and ox blood.

 

The style for suits is double breasted in cool white, cream, deep wine and the more classic navy.

And if the statement pieces of cropped parkas and pea coats are not to your taste, there is the more conventional length coat looking dapper with a large fur collar.

 

 

Topman Design is a directional premium collection which is stocked online at topman.com, and the London Oxford Circus and New York Flagships

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Topman Launch the Denim Room

TOPMAN launch the DENIM ROOM online www.topman.com

The Denim Room gives you plenty of information on different types and styles of denim, plus the opportunity to buy them of course. 

The info explains fit, sizing, wash and details so you can choose your own perfect jean. The image above is an example of how they explain the fit for the traditional skinny fit.

Above is an example of sizing - this explains the sizing of the skinny carrot fit.

Above shows you all the washes Topman offer and when you go on to their website, they give more detail when you click on a particular wash .

Above shows you the detailing you might find on your jeans.

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Topman Opens its Second General Store in London

Topman’s second General Store opened in Earlham Street, Seven Dials, London.  The General Store concept is to have a series of fashion edited stores that relate to and harmonise with the local community within which they are situated.  

 So to keep in tune with its surroundings and customer profile , the new store has a minimal Scandinavian aesthetic with whitewashed brick walls, pops of colour  and a smart clothing range.

The store stocks an edited selection of core Topman pieces,  Topman Design , Topman Limited and will feature seasonal project collaborations including the launch of the Topman denim jacket project. Plus it holds a carefully selected range of key branded items, limited edition artworks and books exclusive to the store.  

 The brands include: Levi’s vintage, knitwear from John Smedley, Pendleton shirts, Taxonomy t-shirts, Percival jackets, leathers from Fleet Ilya, underwear from Under, Surface to Air jewellery, Quiet Life caps, t-shirts from Comune, Paris based OFR books, Swear shoes exclusive to the store, Burlington who have designed a sock exclusive to General Store and General Store branded Rite In the Rain notebooks and pens.

 Images provided by www.topman.com

Topman invite six top designers to refresh the denim jacket

Topman have launched the Denim Jacket Project with 6 top designers invited to add their creative style to the denim jacket. These will be available as in seleccted stores and online www.topman.com

from  5th April. Which one will you choose?

OLIVER SPENCER

Renowned for mixing quintessential English styles with quirkiness and attention to detail. Here Oliver Spencer mixes the denim jacket with the leather biker style to create a navy denim biker jacket complete with a double assymetric zip fastening. 

LOU DALTON

Lou Dalton's style is contemporary classicism and refined tailoring. For her denim jacket she has kept the classic denim jacket style and concentrated on the threadwork and wash. French seams are used which retain the colour during the washing process to give depth.

KATIE EARY

Known for glamorous streetwear, she has added a detachable Borg collar and gold finish metalwork on to her heavily bleached jacket. The lining is of a bold animal print plus animal badges on the collar and pockets.

SHAUN SAMSON

In keeping with his AW12 collection, Samson's washed denim jacket has a contrasting sports mesh covering the back..

MARK MCNAIRY
Mark's design encompasses a cut and sew raw denim jacket fusing two different jeackets together to create one.

TOPMAN DESIGN

Topman Design have taken the boxy 1930s one pocket denim jacket style and added a polka dot print to give a contemporary finish.

Price will be £70

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The New Face of Motor Racing - Oli Webb

 20year old Oli Webb is set to become a big name in the world of Motor Racing, Over the past few years he has been working his way up the racing trail.

Topman Generation Magazine caught up with him off the race track for an exclusive interview and photo shoot. The in-depth interview explores how an enthusiastic  9yr old fo cart racer has turned into one of the brightest young stars of international racing, destined to be one of the stars of Formula One
Here's a few snippets of the interview:

"You’ve got to have that extra sense of your car to be a racing driver – when you are having a little bit of a slide at 190mph, you need to be able to feel that in the seat of pants to be able to stop it without it turning into anything. Sure, it may look like nothing on television or from the .stands, but you could have just had a 200mph crash into a wall."

"You've got to make sure your competitors are scared of you, not in terms that you could really hurt them, but in terms that wouldn’t be afraid to make that dangerous decision if they left the door open to do that. If there’s two cars side-by-side and there’s enough room for three-quarters of a car to get through, I think people like Senna, and hopefully myself, would always take that gap – the second you don’t try to take that gap, your competitors know that you never would."

For the full interview go to 

http://magazine.topman.com

Oli is wearing Topman (of course)  

Black A La Galeries vest £14 

Stone herringbone skinny blazer £75

Blue Aviator sunglasses £14

Large wood rosary necklace £15

Bead multipack wristwear £12

Topman Design AW12 catwalk collection at London Fashion Week

This season Topman Design concentrates on texture and keeps its colour palette black creating a dark sensual and cultural look of the young Robert Mapplethorpe and in keeping with his black and white Polaroid images.

Coats are belted and in rich textured fabrics such as, soft boucle, hi shine PVC, lurex and thick wool pile.

The style of the jackets have a relaxed tailored look with the asymmetric zip design and rich fabrics used, making them ideal to wear over suits as well as the casual jeans.

 Leather pants taper at the bottom and are rolled up slightly to reveal the moulded leather ankle boots.  

Layering is always key for an autumn/winter collection. This time the layering provides a slim silhouette with fine gauge knits and lurex tops.

Mapplethorpe’s black and white photo of the Lily is used as a repeated and distorted print on silk shirts. Knotted leather pendants and rosaries by Husam El Odeh adorn wrists and necks and complete the look and mood of the collection.

 

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