I am a strong advocate of Topshop’s high fashion. Frankly, who isn’t? Anyone who’s interested in the trending threads has to consider Topshop as one of the best stores on the high street for all of their crazy style needs. On the rare occasions I have some pennies spare, I am constantly surfing the online look book of the season’s must-haves and once I’ve seen it I must have it.
But should we take everything that they announce as the new ‘in’ as gospel? A few people wear these utterly obscure outfits and everybody gets on board. No matter how absurd the item, it suddenly becomes acceptable. Who could forget the harem trousers, maxi dresses and leotard tops that are now necessities to a wardrobe, though were once considered more or less heinous?
Most of the time, I have to admit, I follow Topshop to the letter. They have, for a while, done no wrong in my eyes and I was generally pleased by the new line of collections they have introduced for the spring, including the Abigail’s Party, Swedish Summer and Graduation ranges. All of these ranges bring back different varieties of vintage style of the seventies, with Graduation providing neat polished blouses and a-line skirts, Abigail’s party with nipped in dresses and block platforms, and Swedish Summer with floral smock dresses and crochet cardigans.
However, there was one collection that, I can state fairly confidently, was not inspired by past achievements in fashion. The range is called ‘Snake Valley’ and seems to solidify the ideas of fashion followers going for broke on styles they are told will look good, and the range is presumably going to be huge, but this begs the question of how on earth it is allowed to become huge and who on earth would ever follow it.
No doubt people will however, buy the clothes what with Topshop being an international company selling this style in over twenty countries. The trend is said to have been inspired by ‘Gypsy rockers of bygone times,’ and features an alarming array of snakeskin hot pants, ponchos and fringed crop tops, which if I saw anyone wearing now I’d think were going to a fancy dress party.
But sure enough, in a month or so, this style will have inescapably become the new ‘in,’ and when people start to wear the brand new ‘premium red leather fringed jacket’ from Topshop when out shopping, it’ll confirm, for me anyway, that Topshop has officially taken it too far.
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