I do try to be hip, trendy and down with the kids. I really do. But over
the last couple of years, I have been getting worried. Topshop, that superstar
hip and happening compass of cool, has held no appeal for me. Honestly,
sometimes I’ve looked at the things they’ve had in the last couple of years and
genuinely wondered about the sanity of the people who bought certain items. Am
I getting too old for it? What hope is there for me, if I can’t find anything
I like in Topshop? I was considering switching its space in my
bookmarks folder for Marks & Spencer instead (just going with the stereotype here).
But relief, sweet relief! I’ve been browsing the new season stock, and I’m
quite impressed. For the first time in what seems like years, there are several
wearable pieces, with realistic skirt lengths and not-too-out-there prints and
designs. There is a definite feminine streak running through the collection,
and I’m seriously thinking about buying a few pieces from there over the next
few months. The prices can still be ridiculous (thirty-something quid for a
simple blouse? I know I’m a cheapskate, but personally I don’t think the
quality matches that price), but overall I’m quite impressed. I have compiled a
little pictorial of my favourite pieces below; I’m now
trying to whittle it down even further, as I don’t think my budget can stretch
to everything somehow!
Left-right from top:
50's Full Spot Skirt, £32 (I only want this because Zooey Deschanel wore a similar one in an episode of New Girl...)
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