Backstage at TOPMAN Design A/W '11

Yesterday 23rd of February saw the start of Menswear day at London Fashion week(sigh of relief) but while everyone was out in the cold and the rain, 7thMan had exclusive backstage access to the hottest shows in town; And yes, there were boys,lots and lots of boys and lots of lots of clothes and for us lots and lots of fun!

Starting off as early as 7:30 , we first invaded the TOPMAN Design backstage area at the Royal Opera House, wearing our full -blown AAA pass (that's access all areas), where we got to hang out with those boys called models and get a preview of the A/W'11 collection before it even went live on the catwalk.

Yes, getting our hair and make-up done seems like a pretty hard life for us too!

And boy did those models looked out of this world!We felt ashamed to parade in there with our all-black ensemble and our minimal height of 5ft 9'!!

The clothes were heavenly to say the least!Wearable, youthful and bang on-trend(for next winter) we were sure the show was going to be a huge hit(as it were).

The collection looked so irresistibly cool -and by all means 'cool' is still a brilliant word- that at one point we did catch ourselves considering what would be the most effortless incriminating way to 'borrow' a massive 'fur' coat that was hanging on the rail?Wear it and swag-out of there or pretend we walked in wearing it all-along?Hmmm tricky!!

We will review the show with our own ready-made-video a little bit later but for now enjoy more pictures just after the jump!

By Andreas Menelaou Features Assistant

Photographer : Alexander Philip Aristotelous

TOPMAN DJ sets for Men's Lab @ Harrods

Topman can advertently claim the No.1 spot for menswear on the high-street but now the cult-status fashion infused brand is going up-market.

For the launch of Topman  inclusion in the recently opened Harrods trend-led offering space Men’s Lab, the party loving brand is throwing a showdown for all of us every Friday and Saturday for the rest of February.Topman hand picked some of the hottest and most influential DJ’s and bands around to play some of their favourite records in the new destination Menswear area.

And noone could've done it better!

With a selection of right on the money DJ's,club promoters and even label owners on the decks, the line-up includes Echo Lake,Kool Kids Klub, Teeth,Something in Construction and Fiction.Get ready to shop and bop with Topman DJ's spinning some brand spanking beats that West London "daaahlings" have never heard before!

If you haven’t paid a visit to the Men’s Lab area yet and shopped some of Topman’s latest ranges and collections including Topman Design, Topman LTD, AAA and some very exclusives pieces to Harrods there is surely no better time to do so than whilst listening to some of London’s hottest properties soundtracking your shopping for you.

Kicking things off this Friday 11th of February is electro DJ and producer ‘Magnets’ who’s about to release his highly anticipated first EP on the ever progressive ‘Kill ‘Em All’ label.

By Andreas Menelaou Features Assistant

 

The youngest menswear at LFW

London is probably the most avant garde fashion capital, therefore many from the next A/W 10/11 men collections are composed by eclectic, modern and fanciful garments.

The Mensday at London Fashion Week was full of very interesting proposals where we could once again reaffirm why London is the ideal market for young designers to launch their brands.

When talking about modernism and trendiness at LFW, a name springs up my mind very quickly: Katie Eary. She gave a meaning to the word 'show' with her animal lookalike prints, accessories and very colourful clothes.

White is not the preferred colour for this season either, but Central Saint Martins was dare enough to show some really cool white looks. Young designers are always meant to be the most risky ones.

TopMan Design upgraded the brand deciding to carry out their first independent catwalk. As it was expected, they did not disappoint anyone. The colour palette was dominated by green army, oxford red and black. The military inspiration look was reinforced with boots and other details such as necklaces and hats.