In the annals of fashion, Spring 2017 may be remembered as the high-water mark for laughable, high-priced jeans. TopShop is now doing its knee-sweat inducing “window” jeans one better by just selling clear plastic leggings, while Nordstrom wants to charge you a small fortune for the privilege of looking like you fetched your pants from a flooded dirt-floor basement. [More]
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Today In WTF Fashion: TopShop Sells Clear ‘Jeans’ While Nordstrom Charges $425 For ‘Muddy’ Ones
By 4.25.17 — Updated: 4.28.17
Twitter Disapproves Of Your $95 Mom Jeans With Clear Plastic Knee Windows
By 3.13.17 — Updated: 5.10.17
Have your kneecaps been Vitamin D deprived lately? Do you like the look of jeans with torn knees but also crave the knee sweat of plastic pants? Then we’ve got the fashion statement for you: High-waisted — literally “Mom jeans” — with clear plastic panels that make it look like your knees are on sale in a toy store. [More]
TopShop Stops Selling $700 Jacket That Uses Band’s Logo Without Permission
By 9.19.16
If you’re going to make a shirt using a trademarked name and logo, you’d better have permission from the trademark holder. Just ask TopShop, which was called out for selling a $700 leather jacket, complete with an apparently unauthorized use of name and logo for the band Against Me! [More]
Court Agrees With Rihanna, Says Topshop Can’t Sell T-Shirt With Her Face On It Without Approval
By 1.22.15
Back in the summer of 2013, pop star Rihanna was none too pleased to find her face splashed all over shirts sold by clothing retailer Topshop. Because while surely there are famous faces appearing on any number of items for sale, Rihanna didn’t give her permission to use a photo of her to shill shirts. And now, another court has agreed with her. [More]
You Can Only Buy A T-Shirt With Rihanna’s Face On It If She Says You Can
By 8.1.13
Let’s say you’re a famous person, beloved by your fans, with a face that they all know. Maybe you’re Rihanna, and you’re out shopping one day and oh hang on a minute — that’s your face, emblazoned on a piece of clothing. Only Rihanna didn’t give permission for her image to show up on a tank top sold by Topshop and was peeved to see herself looking back from the shirt. [More]
Topshop Hops In Bed With Nordstrom To Bring Its Fashions To The Masses
By 7.12.12
Over in ye olde Europe, shoppers with an eye for trendy clothing are very familiar with Topshop, which is one step up from say, H&M, but not as expensive as a traditional luxury department store. But Americans have been going without the popular chain in most parts of the country, which is why it’s teaming up with Nordstrom to bring its fashion offerings to the masses. [More]
