TopShop-ing
July 26th 2008 12:04
While the UK continues to unleash cutting edge design onto the fashion market, there is none the less, something distinctly comforting in basic British fashion design. You can always rely on them to provide you with a floral tea dress, a pretty skirt, some mary jane T-bars and a quality cardi. TopShop has been a reliable source of both for many years, and at reasonable prices. TopShop has branched out into other European countries and the US, but unfortunately has not made the journey south, so we have had to watch with envy, Trinny and Susannah marching their fashion-rescues into the store and loading them up with items we long to get our hands on.
Until now. The good news is, TopShop has become an online store that services Australia! Finally we have access to those lovely items the UK girls have taken for granted.
Before we all get too excited, let's just take a moment to consider the reality of price in terms of our exchange rate. Currently, the British Pound is equivalent to approx $2.30 Australian dollars, so the £40 floral dress is going to cost you roughly $83. To assist you, use this currency converter, and it will make the maths easy. The most economical way to secure your fashion from TopShop is to shop their Sale or Last Chance To Buy categories. The advantage here is that you will be buying fashion at the end of the Northern Hemisphere season, just in time to greet our new season.
If price is still bothering you, let me tell you how I navigate the issue. One of the greatest features of TopShop is that they accept PayPal. If you're an ebayer you already know about it, but put simply, PayPal is an online secure bank account that lets you accept and transfer funds. I keep a good kitty by selling my unwanted household stuff on ebay and accepting the proceeds into my Paypal account. When I'm ready to shop TopShop, the funds are there to splash out with! Similarly, If shipping cost is a concern, order with a friend and split it.
While you are touring TopShop, you may like to register for the Fashion Forcast. TopShop will send you an email like the one above, on a regular basis to give you a snapshop of what is ahead - quite good if you don't have time to trawl through magazines.
If I haven't lured you there by now, maybe this will trigger your interest - TopShop has its own exclusive Kate Moss Collection. Yes, you too can have the It girl look. I'll leave you with these images to ponder...
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