The great kate collaboration

ADORED BY THE LIKES OF BEYONCÉ AND KATE MOSS, TOPSHOP CEMENTED ITS PLACE AS AN ICON OF THE BRITISH HIGH STREET. AS THE BRAND MAKES ITS ELECTRIFYING COMEBACK, TAMISON O’CONNOR LOOKS AT WHAT ITS FUTURE HOLDS

ALEXA CHUNG HAS BEEN MANY THINGS – MTV GIRL, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, BALLET-FLAT AFICIONADO – BUT SHE REMAINS, FOREVER, A BRITISH STYLE ICON. IN CONVERSATION WITH NICOLA COUGHLAN, SHE REFLECTS ON THE INDIE-SLEAZE ERA (’IT REALLY WAS AS FUN AS IT LOOKED’) AND REVEALS HER NEXT MOVE

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