Missing Laura Lees for Topshop? Get Laura Lees for ASOS instead

know from comments (and even emails) that there are plenty of you out there who're missing the Laura Lees for Topshop line. Since that disappeared, it's been harder to find the designer's cute prints trademark embroidery at a reasonable price. But there is a way!
Step forward Little Miss Sew, a line by Laura Lees exclusively for ASOS.com. Items are now reduced in the sale, meaning nothing comes in at more than £25. Move fast though, the designer has fans a-plenty who'll be snapping these items up. I've got my eye on the purple peacock dress (£22) and the skull embroidered cardigan (£20).
ASOS also have loads of bargain Laura Lees Label stuff in their 'Red' section.

Check out Candy Says half price sale to update your wardrobe

Candy Says are treating us with a half price sale on a selection of their vast store of vintage clothes. Pick up something to add a bit of personality to your classic items, this season it's all about reusing your wardrobe favourites.

Team the flower power top with a cutout dress or Topshop's matt black bodycon skirt (£25), Angie Gooderham's jet necklace (reduced to £51) and heels for maximum impact. The gold '50s top has an up-to-the -minute cropped silhouette which will look great with Oasis' peg leg crop (£45) and Kurt Geiger's Sathia heels (reduced to £79) this spring for a classy alternative to the dress. If they're all a little too out there for you then the fur-trimmed '60s coat will surely appeal, with black piping detailing which gives a really chic silhouette you'll be sure to cut a dash in this one. Jump through for full product details.

Psychedlic nynlon top, reduced to £9. Sleeveless gold beaded top, reduced to £24.

Can Kate Moss convince Cheryl Cole to launch a Topshop range?

Tongues are wagging over the prospect of a Cheryl Cole Topshop range. The X Factor judge is reportedly being considered by the retailer for her own line next year. According to News of the World, the 25-year-old has been discussing the idea with Kate Moss, who has become a regular to the X Factor set (above, right). The supermodel is now said to be negotiating with Sir Philip Green on Cole's behalf. Perhaps that's why the pair of them were looking so chipper recently?

"Cheryl and Kate instantly hit it off. They were both gushing about each other all night," a source revealed. "When Cheryl said she wanted to get into high street fashion, Kate got very, very animated. It's very likely to happen next year."

With a lucrative spot on the X Factor panel, Cole's star is definitely on the rise right now. She is also due to appear on the January '09 cover of British Vogue, a real coup for any celebrity, despite rumours that she stormed off the shoot because of a run-in with stylist, Bay Garnett.

"Together they could make an amazingly diverse range," the source addded.
Yeah, yeah we've heard all this before, whispers of stars doing high street collections, and never following through. So why do I get the feeling that this one might actually have some truth to it? Perhaps because Cheryl is one hot ticket right now. I turn the mic over to you...

Time to speak up! What do you honestly think of this idea? Would Cheryl make a good Topshop celeb designer? Let us know.

Spring/Summer comes early at Topshop?

LEFT: Dress from Topshop's Spring/Summer '09 press day preview;

RIGHT: Skirt, now in at Topshop.com.

Get in now to beat everyone else to the punch! There will be plenty more florals where that skirt came from... and also lace, fringing, bloomers and blazers. I tell ya, makes me look forward to the end of winter that much more.

Topshop 'Headless' tees

For lovers of anything cutesy and/or Disney, these 'Headless' tees are actually a lot more cheerful to look at than they sound. Choose from either Minnie Mouse or Olive Oyl (or both, if you think Santa will be particularly generous), and then sit back, relax and wait for them to be delivered to your Christmas tree or stocking. They're £16 each from Topshop. (I'll take the Olive Oyl one thanks Santa!)

Topshop voted 'Best High Street Chain'

Topshop have been voted best high street chain by In Style magazine's shopping awards. Trish Halpin, editor of In Style said of Topshop: "With their continued collaborations with some of fashion's hottest names, Topshop keeps on delivering affordable, cutting edge design for our fashion hungry readers. Iconic designer boutique Browns was voted Best Multi-label Boutique in London for the second year running. Described as a "sweet shop for clothes" Browns stocks a great range of cult labels and up-and-coming designers.

Trish Halpin went on to say: "From high street to designer boutiques to virtual stores on-line, the UK offers the most exciting shopping opportunities in the world.". See after the jump for the full list.

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Topshop want us to earn money as we shop, hooray!

Getting paid to shop sounds like something which would only happen in my dreams (and I'm sure probably has!), but as of tomorrow, it seems my dreams will turn to reality at Topshop.

The UK retail chain - aka my home away from home - is introducing a Style Advisor membership card which will be a godsend for those of us who spend a little bit too much time gallivanting around the many levels in Oxford Street... (or any other branch for that matter).

All we have to do to collect rewards is shop with the Style Advisor service Topshop provides. It's not particularly a hardship anyway, when you consider the service helps inform you of the hottest looks, how to put them together and what looks suit you. And, unbelievably, it's free!

Aside from being rewarded with more money to spend at Topshop, the card is also your means of accessing the latest insider news on upcoming collections, get the low-down on all the hottest in-store events and even have a chance to win tickets to London Fashion Week.It's free to sign up - yippee! You can find out more info by visiting the Style Advisor pages on Topshop.com.

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Kate Moss for Topshop II - on sale now!

In case you've been living under a rock lately or preoccupied with all that's been happening across the pond at New York Fashion Week, then you may have missed the news that Kate Moss is launching her follow-up collection for Topshop today!

That's right, the supermodel's autumn/winter range hits stores (and online) from today and, if it's anything like last time, then stocks levels are continually replenished so don't worry too much about missing out. Now, where did I put that emergency credit card again...

Celia Birtwell for Topshop

Upmarket designer and 1960s favourite Celia Birtwell has created a third collection for high street retailer TopShop. The range consists of 5 extremely limited edition luxurious silk chiffon dresses alongside a more accessible main line of dresses, underwear and accessories, all bearing Birtwell’s signature print designs.
Prices for the main line start at £35, however the exclusive chiffon dresses will be going for between £120 - £150, incredibly cheap when you consider the price of a Birtwell original.

However, only 250 of each of the 5 exclusive designs will be created, again raising the question of snobbery on the high street. Designer collaborations with high street stores such as this one aim to bring designer looks to a wider audience; for the sake of inferior fabrics and workmanship, designer dresses can be made accessible to the regular middle income girl. However, with stores placing this strict limit on numbers, the elitist nature of the designer goods remain, creating a paradox over the whole venture.

Inspired by the romantic silhouettes created by Ossie Clark, Birtwell’s former husband, expect a soft, 70s feel with floor sweeping skirts, ditsy floral prints, frothy chiffon and winding ruffles, creating summery styles loaded with femininity. A high luxe approach gives the range a superior feel.

The main line launched this week; the limited edition dresses will go on sale from September 9.

View and shop for the range at www.topshop.com

A Topshop dress, Hilary Duff style

Earlier this month we showed you how to get Hilary Duff’s NBC Today show concert look with a Sonia by Sonia Rykiel dress. Well we’ve spotted one that is sort of similar on sale at Topshop. This black pleated dress with circle appliqué detail at the neck is quite reminiscent of Hilary’s dress, only with a round neckline and minus a belt. It’s a little more flower-child, but outfits are never as fun when they are 100% identical to pieces you’ve coveted on the catwalk or in the pages of a high fashion magazine. Get a similar look to Hilary's by adding gold hoop earrings and bangles, vamp up the eye make up a little and you'll be ready to dance the night away too.

Topshop told to take out dress 'copied' from Chloé

Last week CQ reported on Diane Von Furstenberg's legal battle with high street retailer Topshop and it seems she's not the only one getting annoyed. More than 1000 £35 copies of the £185 Chloe dungaree dress have been removed from Topshop stores across the country and they have been forced to pay £12,000 compensation and legal costs to Chloé.Chloé are keen to emphasise their determination in the battle against counterfeit items, implying that they will be applying a zero-tolerance policy to the high street.

Sir Philip Green told The Times, "We paid them £12,000 without any admission over whether it was or it wasn't [a copy]. We felt it was easier to do that and get on with the rest of our lives." The issues of fakes continues to cause an increasing problem throughout the fashion world.

Kate Moss fashion range nets Topshop £3m in a week

The Kate Moss fashion range at Topshop generated sales of around £3 million in its first week, it emerged today.

That figure exceeded the chain's target by "quite a long way", a spokeswoman said.

Thousands of shoppers queued outside Topshop's flagship London store for the April 30 launch.

The 33-year-old supermodel was paid a reported £3 million to create the collection.

Her fashion range launched in New York last week and in Stockholm earlier this week.

Describing the £3 million sales generated in the first week in the UK, a Topshop spokeswoman said: "We are really surprised and excited that it was so successful because we have never done any collaboration like this before."

New items in the Kate Moss collection went on sale last week, the chain said.

Publicity generated by media coverage of the UK launch was worth an additional £2 million to £3 million to Topshop, according to a report in industry magazine Retail Week.

Sir Philip Green, boss of Arcadia Group which includes Topshop, now aims to launch the fashion chain in the US.

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Kate Moss charges Americans double for her Topshop clothes collection!

English supermodel and fashion designer Kate Moss has left her American fans disappointed by selling them her much wanted Top Shop clothes at double the price she's offering her fellow countrymen.

The customers at Barneys store in New York were angry when they saw that the garments were tagged at very high prices.

The American prices are reportedly as high as 100 dollars.

However, Top Shop spokeswomen has justified it claiming that the transport charges compel the company to raise the price, but this has surprised people more as most of the garments are made overseas in India, China and Mauritius.

"It is slightly more expensive in the US because it is being shipped from the UK but it is amazingly good value for Barneys, who determine the pricing," the spokeswomen said.

Moss has been getting mixed reviews for her new clothesline, but there has been frenzy among fans to grab the clothes designed by the style icon.

According to store's creative director Simon Doonan, the high prices have not stopped the customers from grabbing Moss' clothes.

"This is a level of competitive shopping that even New Yorkers have not encountered before," Daily Mail quoted Doonan, as saying.

Customers wore "as little as possible to be able to try on loads of things really quickly and get in and out of the dressing room and back on the floor to snatch things before another girl does," he added.

Doherty's ex to model for Kate Moss' Topshop collection

Supermodel Kate Moss will have her beau Pete Doherty’s ex-girlfriend Irina Lazareanu to model for her line of clothes for Topshop.

The dark haired Lazareanu will wear Moss’ new range that is based on the 32-year-old’s own collection.

The waifish model met Lazareanu, who was the drummer with Doherty’s band Babyshambles, on a tour and they became good friends.

Moss teamed up with Lazareanu and stylist pal Katy England to design the new range.
The English-born said that after going through her own wardrobe, she decided to launch her own creation by altering her designs.

“I just went through my closet basically. I was just like: 'I'd love this, but altered like this', or 'I'd love that, but in a pinstripe'.” Mirror quoted Moss, as saying.

Moss also said that she used to shop bag full of clothes at Croydon, for five pounds.

“I used to do jumble sales in Croydon and get bags full of clothes - like bin liners for a fiver,” she added.