Ever since my hot mailman bought a package from topshop, and let's not lie, his good looks are half the reason why i buy stuff online anyway, i haven't been able to take off my new clothes. I've had so so luck with buying on the internet before, not so much with topshop (i know i'll always be satisfied with their stuff mmmm) but with ebay and other stores. It's just not the same as having it in front of you, with different lighting, trying it on, seeing what the fabric is like up close. I've bought stuff from ebay that i thought were skirts that were actually dresses. Looonnnng dresses. Not that that's an issue with me, the more the merrier, but they kind of don't serve the purpose they were intended for, ya know?
But, having said that, I am always happy with topshop. I think they just light their clothes really well online so that there's no colour discrepancies and their descriptions are quite comprehensive. The only thing that's happened with one of my topshop online purchases is that it has started to pill really badly after just one wash, and i'm not quite sure what's going on there. But because i love it like a mad woman loves her cats I'm not going to give it up.
And with the good news that Topshop is coming to Australia, Incu stores in Sydney (and probably melbourne after that) are going to stock topshop, one presumes starting with the Christopher Kane for Topshop collection, that would be the reasonable place to start, wouldn't it? And since Brigadeiro recently made her first topshop online purchase - she taught me to love dries van noten, i hope i have instilled in her a love for topshop.com (it will CHANGE your life! good quality, fun, no-fuss trend driven clothes are nice to have), I feel a little topshop celebration is in order.
And who else but Fabulous Future Me to pop the champagne?
Monday
topshop waterfall oversized collar blazer, topshop oversized crop top, alexander wang bag, tom ford sunglasses, topshop necklace, forever 21 maxi dress, elizabeth and james gladiator sandals, Ice unisex watch.
Hmmph. It's Monday morning and once again you are standing in front of your closet, surveying it bleakly with a view to putting something, anything, on that won't turn your raging head ache into an aneurysm. What is it about monday mornings that get you so down? You wake up, you have a cup of tea, and suddenly it dawns on you the enormity of the task ahead. You used to breeze around in maxi skirts and sandals through your uni days, moaning about your 12 contact hours and how hard life was for you... oh ho! How wrong you were! try working 9 to 5, you feel like chastising your 19 year old former self. As you are reminiscing of lazy days spent lying in the library stacks gossiping about cute tutors you are suddenly hit with the desire to relive it all. A jersey maxi dress is just the thing, with a crop top thrown over it (it was 80s redux at the time) and a blazer that fits like a glove and swings like a golfing pro. Some geometric jewelry and heavenly flat sandals complete the look. You feel, even if you don't look, 19 again. Now, off to the stacks!
ps. this outfit is pretty much what i've been wearing for the past 3 days. LOVE it.
Tuesday
stella mccartney silk blend blazer, topshop armour shift dress, topshop sunglasses, see by chloe satchel bag, sophia and chloe courage bangle, cocobelle leather sandals.
Tuesdays nights are nice. Movie tickets are cheap and so you and the Boy always go to see one, revelling in spending an hour or so completely immersed in a wonderland, whether it be fantasy, action, romantic comedy or drama. Tonight you've managed to convince him that it is necessary viewing to see a documentary out about the making of a magazine, telling him that its all about the business side when really you know its fashion fashion fashion. What you don't know is that he knows this too, but he's humouring you because he loves you. Cue awwww. You go straight from work in this incredible topshop dress, referencing prada but not copying them, all heavy hardware and embellishment in the must luxurious of chocolate browns. With an easy silk blend blazer thrown over and lace up sandals you look the part of a carefree girlfriend. Perfect! Let the show begin.
Wednesday
Rick Owens shearling collar leather coat, topshop crop vest, tom binns necklace, acne boyfriend jeans, emanuel ungaro studded clutch, topshop Ashish wedges.
WHAT are you wearing? That's pretty much been the standard response to this outfit all day. You're a little peeved about it, it's not like this is such a huge departure from your style, You wear leather, distressed denim, crop tops and huge statement necklaces all the time, what's so different? Oh. You realise. It's the shoes. These huge massive hulking things, wedges, ankle length, peep toe AND suede, committing the cardinal sin of having too much going on at one time, and yet working all the same. You don't really know how topshop does it, but these shoes are both heavenly to walk in (comfortable as a big bed!) and tough as nails. Suddenly an outfit you would wear all the time and people would think was 'nice' becomes a point of contention, girls in the office are either oooohing or aaahhing about the shoes, and you can't quite work out which one is good and which is bad. And for someone whose idea of 'breaking' out of the fashion mould was to start wearing more colour, these shoes are a welcome departure. You've hit your fashion stride!
Thursday
Chloe coat, topshop smock dress, lanvin necklace, thierry lasry glasses, proenza schouler heels, topshop ring, yves saint laurent muse 2 bag.
You've had enough tough for this week, and so on thursday you pass over the ashish wedges and settle instead on romantic, sensible, dramatic chloe. oh how gorgeous the linen is with that satin sash in resplendent peacock. To go with the coat you pick the perfect french dress from the perfect english store, a topshop smock that makes you feel like a little girl again. You vowed to yourself that at a certain age you would stop wearing smock dresses, but hey, you love them. And their preeetty. Suddenly your wardrobe seems to be shooting peacock green coloured items at you, the proenza schouler heels sit at the very front of your closet, as yet unworn as the green is so hard to pair with things, and suddenly they are slipped onto your feet. And then the yves saint laurent bag with its opulent matching of charcoal grey and murky blue is upon your arm. Snatching your glasses and your ring on the way out you are off to a day of appointments and getting lots of work done. And a long languid lunch in the middle with 2 glasses of wine, all in the name of maintaining this french aesthetic, of course!
Friday
Rogan cardigan, kain tee, tophop necklace, ice watch, topshop hareem pants, mawi ring, stella mccartney espadrilles, topshop satchel.
Nothing sings in the weekend like a comfortable outfit. And nothing gets much more comfortable than silk blend tee shirts, oversized wrap cardigans and harem pants. Oh yes. You caved into the trend, you became on of those trendy people wearing the 'drop crotch' pant and you're not afraid to deny it. That's because you're not wearing it in a trendy way complete with mega dominatrix heels and rick owens leather. You're wearing them because they are oh so comfy, and you're dressing accordingly. Sometimes you can't wear mega stiletto heels all the time, sometimes you just have to relax in drapey jersey and swingy wool. And Friday is always one of those days. As you watch the clock and busily finish off your copy you're thinking of everything you want to do on the weekend - picnics in the park with friends, brunch on sunday morning that lasts for hours, book shopping, playing with your little niece... TGIF!
Hope your weekend plans are just as lovely as Fabulous Future Me's!
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