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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.

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Etro Menswear AW12 Collection

Titled The Great Flight: From the Everyday to the Legendary,  Kean Etro is inspired by a journey to rediscover the epic of life.

The catwalk show starts with eveningwear in chromatic black anthracite.

Fabrics are tactile and rich with smooth and devore velvets, brocades, silk, boucle wool, corduroy and feathers.

Reworked tribal prints are made graphic in black and white.

Other prints include paisley in brocades, damasks and devore velvets and stripes and tartan.

Reference to the Greek legend Pegasus are the feathers soaring the sartorial richness to new heights as full jackets....

...embellishments on sweaters ...
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..as ties...

...as patchwork on waistcoats..

..the front of evening dressshirts ...

...plus accessories such as hats, shoes and pocket handkerchiefs.

The colour palette moves away from monochrome to browns and burnt sienna..

... and  brightens with various shades of oranges...

...rich reds..

....to royal blues and burgundies...

..... and ending in regal emerald green

A truly opulent collection.   For more images go to their website: www.etro.com

Help For Heroes Tartan Exclusively stocked online at ScotlandShop.com

ScotlandShop.com has been chosen as the exclusive online stockist for the exclusive Help for Heroes tartan. 

Launched at Edinburgh Castle on Friday 2nd March by The Help for Heroes charity; this tartan was designed and manufactured by the Selkirk company Lochcarron. The tartan colours are made up of navy blue for the Royal Navy, a lighter blue for the royal Air Force and red for the Army.

ScotlandShop.com will be offering a variety of clothing from men’s tartan suits, trousers, waistcoats and kilts to women’s mini kilts, skirts and jackets. Accessories include ties, scarves, shoes and boots (for men and womens). Plus a selection of interiors products such as cushions, rugs and throws. A percentage of every sale will also be donated to the Help for Heroes Charity.

The inspiration behind the tartan was two former soldiers pictured above at the Edinburgh Castle launch, George Neil from Glasgow, and Bill McGregor from Dundee, who both served with 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland before leaving the Army.

To shop visit: www.scotlandshop.com

For more information on the Help For Heroes charity visit: www.helpforheroes.org.uk

 

Behind the Scenes of J Shoes AW12 Campaign

For Autumn / Winter 2012, British footwear brand J Shoes will be launching a collection that stays true to their signature style – a modern approach to traditional craftsmanship.

Watch the making of the JShoes AW12 campaign:

Notable key styles and stories for AW12 include:
The Harborough collection, named after the town of J Shoes birth. For this range the shoes will have Dainite soles which is a traditional rubber sole manufactured in Market Harborough. The range will also be Goodyear welted, a first for the brand.
The Guild range features a technical process also a new design innovation for the brand where the sole and the welt are dip-dyed to stain the leather and produce a more individual feel. Colours of red, blue and brown are used to create this look.
The AW collection includes monk straps, rubber dipped lace ends, colour-screen printing and heavy duty soles. Hand burnishing and finishing in this collection creates a unique feel and individuality as no two pairs will be the same.

 Soon to be available from www.jshoes.com

Best Under the Sun - the Polaroid Heritage Collection

Polaroid is celebrating 75 years and so they've decided to look into their archives and recreate their best shades throughout the years.
Now the sun is shining, you can choose which retro lstyle to look cool in from the Polaroid Heritage collection:
1930s -the birth of the uplifting and energetic Swing music and the start of the Polaroid story. The Swing.

Translucent handmade acetate frames in the smooth round style typical of that decade. Also a great style for the chic Geek look.

1940s - the Victory Polaroid pioneered sports sunglasses .

Recreated in premium TR90, the design is complete with the original double circle logo to represent the glare blocking power of Polaroid polarized lenses. A real super hero of the sunglasses.


1950s - Affluence and splendour with the Hollywood set . The Bel Air 

These Bel Air sunglasses spell lavish lifestyle and pure decadence. They have slender black frames and subtle details

1960s-  Rebellious nature with the easy Rider

It was out with the old and in with the new designs and modern robust materials.


1970s - Flying high with the Seventy-Five anniversay edition - Polaroid's iconic original aviator

Made from nickel alloy and corrosion proof stainless steel. Has anti-reflective lenses and stylish flash mirroring - the ultimate aviator

1970s - or show off Viva las Vegas style with the Vegas

 The bright lights of Vegas influenced fashion with new shapes and edgy designs.

1980s -   work hard and play hard with the Vice

Here in gun metal with polarized grey gradient lenses, but also available in gold frames with bronze lenses.

1980s - Image was all important in this decade, so Polaroid brought out the most exclusive and expensive frame produced by Polaroid Eyewear - the Image

Teamed with the latest frame technology to make these aviator sunglasses perfect for the men who like to be noticed.

Which decade will you choose?

For more images and information go to www.polaroidsunglasses1937.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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