Philip Green

Beauty

London Fashion Week Backstage Confidential: The Beauty, the Chaos, Naomi Campbell, and a Chat with Sir Philip Green

The backstage world before a fashion show can be a weird and wonderful place. My experience at Topshop Unique was especially so on Saturday, not for any specific lightning bolt reason, but more because of a culmination of many small experiences.

I gathered a lot of information that afternoon (and a lot of poor quality pictures) and decided it was worth a re-telling. So, put on your special all-access wristband and follow me:

1:30: Arrive at train station, to creepy unused old Eurostar section. Get wristband and head up a long ramp and non-functioning escalator. Oh! There’s a glass ceiling and tons of light. No longer creepy.

1:35: I notice that the models all have gold paint in their hair. And I also say hi to Charlotte Free, the pink-haired model who was a fixture for a season or two on the runways. She still has pink hair.

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The Business

Topshop’s Philip Green Doesn’t Pay His Taxes; But is He Actually Breaking the Law?

Topshop’s Phillip Green is one of the richest men the world, so it’s a bit irksome that he’s managed to avoid paying personal taxes on the monstrous dividends he receives from retail conglomerate Arcadia Group each year.

Some British politicians believe he owes the government £300m (or about $470 million), according to UK newspaper The Guardian.

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Shopping

Topshop: It Finally Happened

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Magazines

The Post-Fashion Week Fashion News from London

Yesterday, somewhere in the UK, someone got the last copy of LOVE – That’s right, 67,000 copies have been distributed and sold, making the new glossy one of the fastest selling debut magazines ever. So with all these people having a naked Beth Ditto on their coffee tables, it’s become the obvious time to launch [...]

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Fall 2009 New York

Preen Makes Kanye Happen

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But Is She Wearing AP Under That Trench?

Rumors surround Kate Moss like socialites surround the upcoming Chanel sample sale But this particular one, that she’ll grace the cover of Vogue‘s August issue, appears to be true. She was out and about in East London the other day wearing a Burberry trench, being directed by Grace Coddington and shot by Mario Testino – [...]

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