MANILA, Philippines - Topshop changes the game statement this season and gives a whole new meaning to the essence of being swathed in style with its autumn-winter 2014 collection.
Event dressing comes with the renewed verve and dash about decadent ornamentation. The season teems with seductively nonchalant dresses as separates deliver zeitgeist and astute tailoring guarantees contemporary élan. There’s a smart casual air about stylish street fashion, with a kind of urban sophistication and a fashion sense that remains understated.
It’s hard to slow time and smell the roses at a time when technology keeps us preoccupied. The hippie-hearted meets the street-smart cut, resulting in a gentle layered mood. Feminine dresses in weightless chiffon and girly gossamer garbs are concealed and shielded by swooping blanket coats, and warming tobacco suede. Modern patchwork and jazzed-up denim jeans reign with their artisan appeal.
There’s the safety-pin motif, iffy tattoo-animalesque beading, zipped jersey/faux fur sweatshirts, and plenty of tricksy tunic coats. It’s sportswear for the new generation where tough girl leather and denim, ablaze with patches, lie side by side with zippy mini-skirts and bombers. It brings in BMX-bandits and tech addicts to bond, driven by the desire for punchy brights and graphic monochrome, revved with technical prowess; a melding of the androgynous, ‘90s, masculine vibes, minimalism and so much more.
Topshop’s autumn-winter 2014 collection is all about risky combinations for a high impact on street fashion statements and heritage British bravura.