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Topshop Unique's Eclectic Britannia

Referencing 1980s London and post-punk visual artist Linder Sterling, Topshop Unique's latest collection represented today's British girl, who is more individualistic than ever before.
Topshop Unique Spring/Summer 2017 | Source: InDigital.tv
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  • Christopher Morency

LONDON, United Kingdom — Taking style cues from 1980s London youth tribes, Topshop Unique creative director Kate Phelan continued her exploration of the Topshop girl "art school mix". References from post-punk visual artist Linder Sterling and London's fashion markets in the same period ran throughout the show's collection, which was held in Spitalfields' market in London's East End.

Models sported an assortment of high-waisted cigarette trousers, sheer floral blouses, and pencil skirts in zebra prints, scarlet and vinyl leather. Bold make-up and heavily side-parted hair went with oversized coats, bright punky knits and delicate slip dresses slashed to the thigh. Mixing in the model's tomboyish sensibility and love for heritage, the unexpected mash-up of references summed up what Phelan sees in today's British girl — daring, outlandish, and eclectic.

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