On a trip to London last weekend I couldn't help but have a sneaky peek into the wonderful world of Topshop. The new collaborative collection from Christopher Kane took center stage on the floor after being unveiled on the 18th of September to coincide with London fashion weeks 25th anniversary. After looking around for some time (near to two hours), I couldn't help but become drawn into the collection, unable to take my eyes away from the little details on the embellished dresses and bold crocodile prints. With his own edge Kane has managed to turn things that should be ugly and unwearable into pieces of beauty with the added practicability and wearabilty that every girl wants.Topshop has supported Kane from the very beginning of his career, providing sponsorship for his catwalk shows, and in just 3 years, Christopher Kane has become one of the world's most talked-about young designers.
This isn't the first time the young designer has collaborated with Topshop before however. In AW07 he introduced the body-con dresses and in AW08 he introduced a small line consisting mostly of leather and denim. However this year sees the largest collaboration with near to 40 pieces including lots of neon, mirrors and crocodile print.
This collection is full of style and quality but at an affordable price (well as close I can come to affordable with a designer item anyway). However in buying one of these pieces you will also be buying into a piece of fashion history, making it a very wise investment (trying to make parting with my cash justifiable).
Kane manages to take things which seem very wrong, such as neon, nylon and bleached denim, and manages to turn them into clothes that seem so very right for the moment showing that he is one of London's strongest and talented designers.
Amongst my personal favourites in his newest collection is the eyelet knit cardi along with the crocodile print dress. Costing £150 and £60 respectively I had better get saving. Life is tough when you are a poor student.
