Street-Style Sportswear: Activewear Gets a New Look from Topman Sport

Combining technical fabrics, functionality, and breathable materials with sleek fits and a heavy dose of street style, Topman takes on fast-fashion competitors, like H&M and Joe Fresh, with its foray into activewear under the new Topman Sport label.

The 20-piece capsule collection debuts with running tights, marl gym tees, and performance pieces with mesh venting and dry-tech technology. Reflective elements and thumbholes give the line a futuristic look and add even more function to the label, while daring prints and colour hues give this collection a signature Topman look.

Authored by John Ibbitson

Images from Topman

Fashionable Christmas Countdowns: The 'Topman Presents Advent Calendar' Doles Out the Digital Deals

Offering a different deal every day from today until December 24^th, 2013, the ‘Topman Presents Advent Calendar’ is a clever way the fast-fashion retailer is vying for your holiday dollars online this season.

With a new deal gifted to shoppers daily on some of the brand’s most covetable products, including: outwear, luxury gifts, suiting, accessories, and edgy, fashion pieces, Topman’s digital advent calendar is sure to be a hit with those looking to score some deep discounts when checking friends, family and … themselves off of their nice lists this year.

Authored by John Ibbitson

Image from Topman

Edgy Urbanite Accessories: The Stööki x Topman Geodesic Jewellery Collection is Geometry-Infused

Lifestyle brand Stööki recently joined forces with Topman for their first-ever, collaboration collection. The 11-piece jewellery line, entitled 'Geodesic', features 18-carat, gold-plated designs that explore a theme of illusion, symmetry and mathematics. 

Inspired by complex geometries, the Stööki x Topman collection features layered metal forms that are showcased on varying pieces. The accessories range from heavy-statement rings to delicately detailed necklaces.

This covetable jewellery collection also aims to adorn and embellish everyday menswear by turning a simple, collared shirt into a luxe, streetwear garment. The label achieves this by styling Topman's clean-cut items with added button covers and collar tips. The gold accessories stand out against a monochromatic backdrop and instantly catch one's eye in this bold catalog.

The limited-edition line is only available in select Topman locations and online here. Prices for the collection range from the £20 to £60 mark.

Authored by Jana Pijak

Images from stupidDOPE

Audubon Athletic Apparel: The Agi & Sam for Topman Collection Takes Flight

 

Hitting stores on June 4th, the Agi & Sam for Topman collection is sure to fly off the shelves with its nature-inspired prints and soccer influences. The capsule collection focuses on sportswear, but really soars to ultimate heights with its sharply tailored suiting. 

With design references of egg shells, feathers, and birds' nests, as well as more literal owl prints, present throughout the range, one may be reminded of classic Audubon imagery when shopping the youthful, yet sophisticated, line. So if fine feathers really do make fine birds, then the Agi & Sam for Topman collection is one that shouldn't be missed. 

Authored by John Ibbitson

Images from British GQ

Designer Inspiration with the Samsung GALAXY Note II: Part I

Before a look is made for the runway, it’s usually first drafted up on paper as a designer’s sketch. In this rendering created for THE BRUNETTES, by an artist who used nothing more than the user-friendly drawing tools and stylus of the Samsung GALAXY Note II, John’s World MasterCard Toronto Fashion Week look from day four of the Spring/Summer 2013 event was illustrated retroactively.

From sketch to catwalk, or in this case vise versa, this premiere edition of ‘Designer Inspiration with the Samsung GALAXY Note II’ reveals how the creative process of conceptualizing a piece is now made easier with the use of this year’s must-have smartphone.

Outfit Breakdown:

Leather jacket by Versace for H&M

Shirt from Topman’s AAA range

Jeans by Buffalo David Bitton

Boots by Topman

Authored by John Ibbitson

Images from THE BRUNETTES’ own collection *not to be used without providing a source link to this posting

Printed Pullover Blazers: The Agi & Sam Fall/Winter 2013 Collection is for the Young at Heart

 

Shown at London Collections: Men as part of the MAN initiative, a collaborative effort from Topman and Fashion East that helps introduce and support emerging designers to the London fashion scene, the Agi & Sam Fall/Winter 2013 collection fused traditional fabrics and classic styles with bold prints, colors, and contemporary cuts. Button-free, pullover blazers were standout pieces in the show, while senior-aged models gave the presentation a point of difference.

Authored by John Ibbitson

Images from F@#king Young!

Tibetan Tapestry-Inspired Peacoats: The Topman Design Autumn/Winter 2013 Collection is Suited for the Jet Set

Tapestry-inspired prints in Tibetan patterns, hiking boots, fur-adorned parkas, and backpacks with attached compass and flask accessories bring a hip and contemporary vision of the world traveler to this colorful presentation of the Topman Design Autumn/Winter 2013 collection presented today as part of London Collections: Men.

Authored by John Ibbitson

Images from F@#king Young! and Selectism