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Not all collaborations are created equal. There are business-driven pairings, friends teaming up, and disruptors finding strange to ways to expand their reach. The 20 best collaborations of 2017, by our measure, are in a category of their own. From introducing a subversive wit and joy into accessories and home goods to questioning what the future of art and fashion can look like, these co-branded projects buck tradition and challenge the participating brand, artist, or designer to try something new. In a full-to-bursting market, that's not only what it takes to stand out, but also what fashion needs to stay relevant in an increasingly unstable world.

20. Alexander Wang x Judith Leiber
How to carry a roll of cash in 2017? Inside the cash roll minaudière Alexander Wang made with Judith Leiber, of course. Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Nicki Minaj have all been spotted with the sold-out Swarovski crystal-studded clutch. It's one way to get rich-or at, least look rich-quick.
19. Dolce & Gabbana x Smeg
As we become more reliant on Instagram as our main means of communicating-and image-making-it's not just our clothes and accessories that count. Now, even home appliances are narrative opportunities. In the kitchen, Dolce & Gabbana's Smeg collaboration projects health, wealth, and vibrant joie de vivre-all the better for our social snaps.
18. Victoria Beckham x Target
Victoria Beckham's best calling card is her own understatedly chic style, and she brought that to Target for her first mass-market collaboration. There were slim suits, printed sundresses, and even children's clothing, proving that you don't need to be an international style star to look like one.
17. Manolo Blahnik
This might have been the year of the ugly shoe, but you'd never know it looking at Manolo Blahnik's string of successful collaborations. The shoe guru closed out his multi-season Rihanna collaboration with some insanely glittery sandals featuring marijuana leaves. Then came a partnership with Spanish espadrille brand Castañer that produced some organically chic summer sandals and pumps. More recently, Blahnik teamed up with on-the-rise New York brand Lorod on a selection of earth-toned slingbacks and ankle boots. Altogether, Blahnik's very good 2017 proves that when it comes to footwear, he's still the best man for the job. Oh, and he also got the documentary treatment this year; Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards gave fans insight into Blahnik's life behind the drawing board.
16. Coach x Keith Haring
In the 27 years since his untimely death, Keith Haring's influence has only risen. Witness the collaboration Coach executive creative director Stuart Vevers launched on his Spring 2018 runway, introducing a young generation to not just Haring's art, but also his activism. Coach's embrace of the artist, who was closely linked with the fight against AIDS, says a lot about the company's values. It also birthed a bright spot-quite literally-in a year overwhelmed by bad news. How can you look at the Coach x Keith Haring glitter baby doll dress and not smile?
15. Erdem x H&M
H&M's annual collaborations have become unparalleled extravaganzas. This year's partnership wasn't exactly smaller-Baz Luhrmann directed the campaign video!-but it had a decidedly more intimate feel. That paid off. The Erdem x H&M collection provided essentials by the armful, from pretty work-appropriate dresses to a great check suit to, rather out of the ordinary for Erdem Moralioglu, a hoodie.
14. Museum Merch
Just when you thought merch was over, you got pulled right back in. But this year, the merch-makers weren't hyped-up musicians; they were two of New York's most iconic museums. Uptown, the Metropolitan Museum of Art teamed with Comme des Garçons on a series of tees that celebrated the Costume Institute's "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons" exhibition. Slightly less uptown, the Museum of Modern Art marked its "Items: Is Fashion Modern?" exhibition with a series of collaborations. New Era made New York Yankees x MoMA caps, Ralph Lauren decorated polo shirts with the MoMA logo, and Maurizio Cattelan imagined a soccer scarf with MoMA scrawled across the center. The pièces de résistance, however, were Champion's MoMA logo hoodies (yes, the hoodie had a good year, too).
13. Adidas x Pharrell
Pharrell Williams is the king of collaborations-and not just in fashion. Whether he's producing a song or designing a sneaker, the musical multi-hyphenate gives each project 110 percent. That was nowhere more evident than with his Adidas collaboration for the US Open. Williams was personally responsible for the Open's most memorable outfits-Sascha Zverev in that Björn Borg shirt!-but the line extended beyond performancewear into lifestyle items and also financed new tennis courts in low-income areas. When Williams is in charge, everyone is happy.
12. Colette x Everyone
Colette is closing out its 20-year run with a bang. The Parisian concept shop has spent the better part of 2017 collaborating with brands like Balenciaga, Sacai, Thom Browne, and Saint Laurent, inviting each to take over the first floor of the store and create special limited-edition merch with which to stock it. For Balenciaga, that meant logo mugs and a bicycle. For Saint Laurent, the takeover included a branded Vespa and some fun fetish toys. Our favorite iteration of the project was the most unexpected: Colette teamed with the beloved French PR Lucien Pagès on a series of insider-y items like Vanessa Seward's "Talk to My PR" tee.
11. Sports!
If musicians were the cool kids in fashion in 2016, 2017 proved that athletes are where it's at. Over the past 12 months, nearly every major international sport has created a fashion partnership. The NBA continued its work with The Elder Statesman, Major League Baseball teamed up with Gucci, the NFL enlisted FIT students to design merchandise graphics, and Paris Saint-Germain let French designer Christelle Kocher rework its logo on her street-savvy Koché designs. Watch this space for fashionable Winter Olympics collaborations in early 2018.
10. Louis Vuitton x Jeff Koons
The thing about Louis Vuitton's Jeff Koons bags is that you can spot them from a mile away. Detractors may have complained that the designs were too obvious, but by our measure, a collaboration that unites one of fashion's most iconic brands with one of the 21st century's most influential artists and masters of painting from the past 500 years is a feat to be celebrated.
9. Vaquera x The Handmaid's Tale
Though in the end no pieces from Vaquera's collaboration with the Hulu hit The Handmaid's Tale were actually produced, this collaboration remains one of the most interesting of 2017. Mixing television, performance art, media, and fashion design, the partnership birthed an arresting fashion show and got the entire fashion community talking. Let's hope that as season two arrives on Hulu in 2018, so does some actually shoppable Vaquera merch. "Nolite te bastardes carborundorum!"
8. Gosha Rubchinskiy x Burberry
Leave it to Russia's foremost fashion disruptor to breathe new life into one of England's most historic houses. After years of diversifying well beyond its signature check, Burberry allowed Gosha Rubchinskiy to put his subversive spin on the pattern at the designer's Fall 2017 menswear show. After Rubchinskiy's game-changing collection, Rita Ora was seen in the collaborative items and Burberry's own see-now-buy-now Fall 2017 collection included more of its heritage plaid. Fast-forward to the end of the year, and Rihanna was spotted in head-to-toe Burberry plaid, which got us thinking: Is Rubchinskiy destined for the Burberry creative director role now that Christopher Bailey is leaving?
7. Adam Selman x Le Specs
Adam Selman's precariously catty Lolita sunglasses for Le Specs were the must-have shades of 2017. In a bevy of retro colors, the frames were everywhere: on all the Instagram It girls, worn by A-list actresses, and knocked off by countless copycat brands. The exaggerated cat-eye shape also spawned the micro-sunglasses trend of the summer and helped revitalize the Le Specs business. By every measure, this collaboration was a win, which is why Le Specs has continued it into 2018.
6. JW Anderson x Uniqlo
Speaking of omnipresent items, it was hard to move around New York, London, Milan, and Paris without running into someone-or 10 people-wearing JW Anderson for Uniqlo. The blue plaid puffer was far and away one of this season's most purchased pieces but hardly the only item from the collaboration to really take off. The cropped tie-wrist sweaters, men's cargo pants, and reversible plaid trenches have been spotted the world over, proving that when Anderson is at the helm of a project, nothing can stop shoppers, even fabrications that don't really live up to his main line standard.
5. Prabal Gurung x Lane Bryant
According to a 2016 study published in the International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology, and Education, the average American woman wears a size 16. That means that most American women are excluded from the high-fashion system, which typically sizes up to 12 or 14 at the largest. Prabal Gurung's partnership with Lane Bryant seeks to upend the rampant sizeism in fashion, offering runway-approved styles in bigger sizes and at more affordable price points. Here's hoping more designers follow Gurung's lead in 2018.
4. Crocs
Did you ever think Crocs would become one of the buzziest brands in fashion? Most people didn't-and most people were so, so wrong. With collaborations with Christopher Kane (fur-lined and Swarovski-studded) and Balenciaga (platformed and pinned) on the runways this year, there's never been a better time to get into ugly-pretty shoes. At the beginning of 2017, there were reports that Crocs was hurting, but that seems to have been resolved by its strangely alluring fashion partnerships. Further proof that a willingness to get weird can be good for buzz and for business.
3. Nike x Off-White
Virgil Abloh is the patron saint of the self-made social media set, and his Nike collaboration epitomizes our modern obsessions with making it big and making it our own. A lifelong Nike obsessive, Abloh reveled in putting his spin on 10 of Nike's most iconic sneaker silhouettes, from the Dunk to the AF-1, remaking each with the care and specificity of a well-informed fan. Other fans took note, making these extremely limited-edition shoes the most coveted sneakers of the year. It helped, of course, that Abloh generously gifted the kicks to all his famous friends, turning them into a social media sensation in their own right.
2. Calvin Klein x the Andy Warhol Foundation
In a year overwhelmed by artist collaborations, one stood out for the breadth and depth of its commitment. Beginning with the brand's Spring 2018 collection, Calvin Klein was granted unprecedented access to Andy Warhol's archive through 2020, meaning Raf Simons and co. have carte blanche (or something pretty close to that) to interpret and utilize Warhol's most iconic art across a wide variety of products and installations.
1. Louis Vuitton x Supreme
In 2000, Louis Vuitton sued Supreme for knocking off its logo. By doing so, Louis Vuitton made Supreme's knockoff box logo tees one of its most coveted items and set into motion what would be the most monumental collaboration of 2017. The two brands, once feuding, became friends, and created everything from a skateboard trunk to a fanny pack together, every piece blending the logos, colors, signatures, and craftsmanship each brand is famous for. The collaboration was so hotly anticipated that it was on sale for only a single day in a handful of cities around the world, after which the rest of Louis Vuitton's planned pop-ups were canceled. As such, only the most dedicated shoppers and friends of each label, like Kate Moss and Rihanna, managed to make out with any of the items at all, further prompting a cycle of knockoffs and remakes. And so the wheels of inspiration, imitation, and litigation spin forward into 2018.

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In terms of appeal alone, artist collaborations provide brands with a way to create visually stimulating pack that engages and excites consumers. There's a sense of novelty and uniqueness to designs like Rodin's limited edition Mermaid collection, created in conjunction with artist Donald Robertson, or the recent U.S.

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Top 10 Most Iconic Art and Fashion Collaborations
Art and fashion are two fields of ongoing innovation and creative expression. Yet they are decidedly distinct from another: while art is free from any restrictions, fashion is bound to the demands of a fast-paced industry. Naturally, fashion designers have repeatedly turned to art to imbue their creations with this flair of artistic freedom, giving way to sensational art-meets-fashion collaborations. Follow along some of the most iconic pairings between these two worlds...
Elsa Schapiarelli x Salvador Dalí

The "Organza Dinner Dress with Painted Lobster" is probably one of the earliest collaborations between a fashion designer and an artist. Designed by Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dalí, this quirky, yet elegant piece is the result of a fruitful collaboration between these two creative minds. Worn by Wallis Simpson for a Vogue spread in 1937, the dress is considered to be one of the most iconic garments of that era.

Dubbed as "monster bags" by some critics, this accessory line was designed by Tracey Emin in collaboration with Longchamp. Coinciding with their 10th anniversary, the French luxury brand invited the British artist to design a bag collection that featured some of her signature techniques, like patchwork, destroyed textiles, and painting. Drawing from Emin's confessional work, the designer bags were linked to a love story, in which a woman would travel from one city to another in search of an "international love".

Rei Kawakubo x Merce Cunningham

As the creative director of Comme des Garçons, Rei Kawakubo has always been known for her concept-driven approach to design that blurs the lines between fashion and art. Inspired by legendary choreographer Merce Cunningham, she created the groundbreaking 'Body Meets Dress, Dress Meets Body' Summer/Spring collection in 1997. A stunning interplay between contemporary dance and avant-garde fashion that reimagines the body.

Louis Vuitton x Richard Prince

For the Spring/Summer 2008 Louis Vuitton collection, Marc Jacobs and Richard Prince decided to bring the artist's recent iconography to life. A nod to his famous Nurse paintings, the models walked down the runway dressed in see-through nurse dresses. Other references to Prince's art were worked into the LV bags - a coup that had previously proven successful with the famous Takashi Murakami x LV bag collection, as we will see in the following.

Yeezy x Vanessa Beecroft

From dressing her performers in Gucci bikinis to collaborations with Louis Vuitton, Vanessa Beecroft was no stranger to the fashion world when Kanye West invited her to collaborate with him on his Season 3 Yeezy collection in 2016. Together they staged a performance for the Yeezy runway show, which showcased hundreds of performers dressed in West's uniform like designs.

Prada x Michael Elmgreen & Ingar Dragset

Set against the stunning scenery of the Texas desert, this site-specific installation is Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset's ironic take on luxury shopping. Echoing the design of Prada stores you can find in the most elegant neighborhoods around the world, the installation, succinctly titled "Prada Marfa", displays the brand's Spring/Summer 2005 collection. Since its creation, the piece has become a site of cultural pilgrimage to art lovers, but also victim to repeated vandalism.

Alexander McQueen x Damien Hirst

It was the shared skull iconography that prompted British fashion house Alexander McQueen to enlist controversial art market star Damien Hirst for a collaboration. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the brand's iconic skull print scarf, Hirst created a limited edition of 30 designs adapted from his Entomology series. In this collection, the butterflies and insects that populate the artist's Dante inspired aesthetic are laid out to create Alexander McQueen's skull motif.

Stella McCartney x Ed Ruscha

In 2016 American artist Ed Ruscha lent his signature style to Stella McCartney's winter campaign, #Stellacares. Reflecting the fashion designer's cruelty-free production ethics, the campaign images shot by photographer Harley Weir were superimposed with phrases such as "Meat-free" and "Veg out" in Ruscha's characteristic 'Boy Scout Utility Modern'. A sans serif style font, which he created in the 1980s and became a central component of his work.

Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami

Probably one of the most commercially successful fashion-art collaborations, the 2003 Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami accessory collection revealed the economic potential that arises from a collision between fashion and art. Featuring a colorful LV monogram designed by the Japanese pop-artist, these bags can safely be considered to be some of the most paradigmatic It Bags of the 2000s.

Raf Simons x Robert Mapplethorpe

Shown at the Pitti Uomo in 2017, the Spring/Summer men's wear collection by Raf Simons took inspiration Robert Mapplethorpe's incredible photography. Some of the artist's seminal pieces like his Patti Smith portraits, as well as lesser-known, erotic photographs were worked into the garments in print form. But Mapplethorpe's art was also present in more referential ways, like in the white wide-necked shirts that could be seen on the runway in reverence to Smith's androgynous style. Incidentally, it was the Robert Mapplethorpe foundation that reached out to Simons, allowing him to go through the photographer's archive in order to translate his transgressive work into fashion.

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In today's digital landscape, the demand for engaging, quality content is palpable. Channels like Instagram and YouTube are home to an abundance of creatives showcasing their work, often to very sizeable audiences.

For brands, the opportunity to collaborate with these artists is an attractive one-and a relationship best entered into with careful consideration. For both parties, authenticity and a sense of purpose is key for building and maintaining trust with an audience, so having a shared set of values and keeping an open mind is a good place to start.

Georgia Hill, an illustrator and muralist from Sydney, has worked with global heavyweights including Nike, Google, and Adidas. She describes her approach to collaboration as working "consciously" with brands.

"A brand has its own goal-a product to sell or something they want to talk about," Hill told CMO.com. "In every collaboration you are going to give up a portion of control ... but the results can still be really incredible."

BMW: Supporting Artists Since 1975
The BMW Car Art Project is one of the most successful and longest-enduring partnerships between brands and creatives. Running for more than 40 years, the project is a collection of 19 cars, each featuring a unique designcreated by a different artist. In the latest installment, BMW collaborated with a Chinese artist for the first time-Caro Fei, who specialises in multimedia art.

Broadly speaking, Fei's work is a reflection on the speed of change in China, on tradition and future. It's an ethos that resonates with BMW and the brand's direction, particularly in the technological evolution of its vehicles.

The collaboration also marked the first-ever digital BMW artwork. It involved a video displaying a time-travelling spiritual practitioner and colored light particles above the BMW M6 GT3 black race car that were created using augmented reality.

"We are not only active in shaping the future of mobility, but also in developing strong social connections with China through cultural engagement initiatives," said Olaf Kastner, president and CEO of BMW Group, China, in a . "China is undergoing huge and rapid developments, especially in the digital landscape. The 18th BMW Art Car pays tribute to the flourishing changes in the Chinese society."

Art Of The Brand
In a different kind of collaboration, luxury brands have joined forces with art galleries to create exhibitions showcasing different pieces of art that are either fashion items, such as handbags with artistic designs, or artwork that was inspired by the brand, including installations, drawing, and pictures.

For example, in 2016 luxury brand Bottega Veneta hosted an exhibition called " Art of Collaboration" at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA), in Beijing. The exhibit featured photographs of different items from the brand's collections over the years.

Having brand-sponsored exhibitions has helped brands such as Bottega Veneta reach new customer demographics that they could not engage through retail alone.

"[They] work best when there is a true connection between the exhibition and the brand's history, values, and marketing strategy," said UCCA director Phil Tinari, in an interview with . "If these things are aligned, it becomes possible to find very interesting ways of working together that, rather than dilute the exhibition content, allow us to share it with a larger audience than we might simply working on our own."

Room To Grow
When immersive artist Estella Tse was hired by Adobe as an artist researcher in residence, it was a mutually beneficial relationship that gave both parties the opportunity to experiment, explore, and evolve their creativity-particularly with regard to augmented reality as a creative form. (CMO.com is owned by Adobe)

An immersive artist, Tse embodies the concept of innovation, one of Adobe's core values, with both parties looking to break boundaries in their work through technology.

"I like the ways that I do the work that I do, so I think about what exists and what I can do if I follow the rules within what exists," she told CMO.com. "But then I go a little bit further. What if we expand it and take it out of what's comfortable and do something beyond that?"

During her residency with Adobe, Tse created a work for the Festival of the Impossible, held at San Francisco's Minnesota Street Project galleries. The installation, with its white walls decorated in blue writing and symbols, appeared quite simple to the naked eye, but it was brought to life when viewed through an iPad equipped with AR technology. Then viewers were able to see an augmented red and yellow phoenix rising to interrupt the peace of the room.

As for advice for other creatives, Tse said to bear in mind that organisations don't always know exactly what they want to create when they begin working with an artist, but they usually have a value in mind. The process of teasing out that objective requires some emotional investment.

"It's kind of like making a film. They might say, 'I have a story. I want you to create a feeling. Then I pull from that a little bit more," she explained. "I think about all the different experiences and emotions I've gone through, and I put a little piece of myself in there within that process."

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Plants with large leaves can make a real impact in the garden. One large-leaved plant make a bold statement, contrasting with other smaller-leaved plants around it and acting as a focal point.

Discover how to create an exotic container display.

Plants with large leaves are also perfect for creating a jungle or exotic look - and many plants with bold foliage are hardy, so they don't need protection during the winter months.

Large-leaved plants aren't just for large gardens, either - they allow you to play around with scale in a smaller space. Try introducing them into a small garden for impact and interest.

Here are some great large-leaved plants to grow.

Canna

Cannas have large, paddle-like leaves that are often variegated, as well as brightly coloured, exotic flowers. Canna 'Phasion', pictured, has stunning leaves in stripes of green, purple, orange and pink, plus orange flowers. Cannas aren't hardy, so need some winter protection.

Cardoon

Globe artichokes are majestic plants that work best at the back of the border - they form a clump of large, silver leaves that can reach 1m in length - they contrast well with the foliage of other plants. They bear large, thistle like flowers on tall stems in late summer and autumn. The seedheads are much loved by birds.

Persian ivy

With large, variegated leaves that are splashed with yellow, Hedera colchica 'Sulphur Heart' makes a splash against a shady wall or fence. A vigorous grower, it bears balls of lime green flowers in autumn. You may also find it sold as 'Paddy's Pride'.

Angel's trumpet

Brugmansia is grown for its bold foliage and large, trumpet-shaped flowers, which are have a beautiful fragrance. It's not hardy so is best grown in a container that can be brought under cover in the cooler months. All parts of the plant are harmful if ingested.

Elephant's ears

Bergenias make excellent ground cover plants, especially in a partially shaded spot. The leaves of some varieties take on red tinges in winter, and Bergenia cordifolia 'Purpurea' has unusual purple leaves all year round. Bergenias bear pink flowers on tall stalks in spring.

Ginger lily

Another great addition to a jungle-style garden, ginger lilies to be more widely grown. They have paddle-like leaves and attractive, tropical-looking flowers. Plus, they're surprisingly hardy and can tolerate low temperatures in winter without any lasting damage.

Schefflera

With their bold, deeply lobed, evergreen leaves, scheffleras are stunning architectural plants and are becoming increasingly popular in UK gardens. Many are hardy, including Schefflera rhododendronifolia, pictured.

Hosta

Hostas are grown for their large leaves, which are often variegated in shades of cream, silver or white. Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans has large, puckered leaves, that can reach over 40cm long. It's foliage can be a magnet for slugs and snails, so it's best grown in a pot with some slug protection.

Regal fern

Osmunda regalis is a giant fern that bears huge, bright green fronds that gradually unfurl in spring. In autumn, they turn bronze before dying back. Grow Osmunda regalis in damp, preferably acid soil - it looks lovely next to a pond.

Banana

Bananas look great in tropical garden schemes, with giant, paddle-like leaves and thick trunks. Musa basjoo is the hardiest variety; Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii', pictured, is tender, with red and green leaves. Grow in a sheltered spot as wind can shred the foliage, and feed and water generously.

Chinese rice paper plant

You'll need plenty of room for Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex' - the huge leaves can reach 60cm and the plant can reach 2m high. Fully hardy, it's evergreen in mild winters and deciduous in cooler ones; it bears sprays of creamy flowers in autumn. Grow in full sun or partial shade.

Other large-leaved plants to try

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Topshop is the go-to spot for all things fashion. It's a step up from Forever 21 and incorporates that cool girl chic that its home country of England is known for. If you haven't started shopping at this British brand, then you're clearly missing out. For all the die-hard Topshop fans out there, here are eight interesting facts you didn't know.

Number Eight: Topshop Used To Be Known As Peter Robinson's Top Shop

Hey, it may be a minor difference, but I bet you didn't know the famous clothing store actually changed its name from Peter Robinson's Top Shop to Topshop. Now you know how to properly type it out to all your friends when you Snapchat them your outfit choices from the fitting room.

Number Seven: The Creative Director Is 50 And Still Swears By The Brand's Clothes

Kate Phelan is the Creative Director of the brand and even at 50 years old still swears by high street fashion, like the clothing and accessory options sold at Topshop. Just goes to show that you can pull off anything you have the confidence to put on.

Number Six: Kate Moss, Kendall Jenner, And Gigi Hadid Have All Been Faces Of Topshop

Topshop knows the importance of a memorable brand ambassador. They've managed to sign several of the top models in the world to be the face of their brand, including Kate Moss, Kendall Jenner, and Gigi Hadid.

Number Five: Topshop Was The First High Street Fashion Brand To Present At London Fashion Week

The major Fashion Weeks across the globe are an exclusive group. It's almost impossible for a high street brand to snag a runway, but that's exactly what this brand did back in 2005 making it the first ever high street fashion brand to show at LFW.

Number Four: The Brand Didn't Expand Internationally Until 2009

The first store to be opened outside of the U.K. was in New York in 2009. Although this was their first flagship store outside the U.K. (the first U.K. flagship store opened in 1994), Topshop had international shipping previously available for fans located worldwide.

Number Three: The Men's Equivalent To Topshop is Topman

Topshop celebrates all things women's trends; however, some men were dying to have a store of their very own. The brand answered this request with the introduction of Topman, a store dedicated to unique, high street men's clothing and accessories.

Number Two: At Some Locations, There's A Wait To Get In

In the U.K., some Topshop stores are so popular customers have to wait in line just to get in! Thankfully this isn't the case at all locations, but it shows just how popular the brand is.

Number One: The First Ever Flagship Store Is Located At 214 Oxford Street, London

For die-hard fans of the brand, if you're ever in London you should make time to visit the first ever flagship store that opened back in 1994. It's still open to this day, so you can get your shop on where it all started. You may love Topshop fashionistas, but I bet you never knew these facts. Now get out there and go check out a store near you for trends you won't find anywhere else.

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In this post, I'm going to take a look at our sublimation printing process and discuss why it's a brilliant, eco-friendly printing technique. But, in order to understand why this technique is so good, it's important to firstly understand exactly what Sublimation Printing is.

What is sublimation printing?

Sublimation is a heat transfer process which is simple to do and it also creates bright, vivid designs that can be printed all over the fabric. This gives you the ultimate freedom when you're creating your design and that's why it's a favourite and a regularly used technique in the fashion and art world.

The printing technique uses heat activated dyes which are used to transfer the ink to the textile using the process of turning molecules from a solid into a gas state, without having to move through the liquid state first. During this process, the heat is applied to the dye which converts it into a gas form. At the same time, the dye then makes contact with a synthetic material (such as polyester) and, upon exposure to the heat, the fibres in the material open up and allow the dye to permeate into the fibre and then create a permanent bond.

The prints are therefore transferred from the source into the textile.

What textiles can be used?

Sublimation printing gets the best results when it's used on synthetic materials - such as polyester. This is due to a number of different factors. The most important reason is because of the high temperatures that are used within the process that the material is exposed to in order to transfer the dye from the source to the garment. Fabrics, such as nylon, can't withstand the heat and will end up melting during the process due to the high temperatures.

It is possible to use Dye Sublimation (also known as All Over T-Shirt Printing) on other materials, such as cotton, and other natural fabrics, however, the results won't look as bright and may eventually fade and look dull over time.

The printing process will also work better with an industrial heat press as it provides the fabric and the dye with a consistent heat and the correct amount of pressure to ensure that the print remains full and bright.

So, what makes sublimation so eco-friendly?

So far, Sublimation Printing probably sounds like the best printing technique available. You can create all over designs and the ink remains bright and vivid to create some truly awesome prints. It gets better though as dye sublimation is also an environmentally conscious design process.

Firstly, the printing technique results in minimum waste as no dye will get into the water system - something which can happen with many other dyeing processes.

Also, the same sublimation print can be used multiple times to print on more than just the one garment. This is a process which is called exhaust printing. Although subsequent prints will reduce in intensity, it will still work for a number of pieces and this will create its own unique effect.

There are, of course, some downsides to this printing technique - as there are with all techniques. The biggest downside is the limited number of materials that the printing technique will work on. Also, polyester (the best material for this printing technique) isn't exactly known for being the most eco-friendly. You could, however, find a way around this by used recycled polyester to make the process more eco-friendly.

Wrap up:

Overall, sublimation printing is a brilliant technique which offers you excellent, bright and vivid colouring in a beautiful all over design. By using sublimation printing, you can also create epic designs using a single dye - which is known as exhaust printing.

The printing technique is eco-friendly - however, the choice of garments that you can use are limited and the material choices aren't the most eco-friendly options available.

If you're looking to create fashionable T-Shirts, or if you're looking to create garments with a striking, eye-catching design - I would recommend using Dye Sublimation to create your clothing range due to the reasons above. If you're thinking about creating your own clothing range and need more advice on how to get started, fill out the quote form below.

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Sublimation printing: Why is it so eco-friendly? | Garment Printing

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In this post, I'm going to take a look at our sublimation printing process and discuss why it's a brilliant, eco-friendly printing technique. But, in order to understand why this technique is so good, it's important to firstly understand exactly what Sublimation Printing is.

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The heat transfer sublimation printing process is a great eco-friendly printing technique that is not only simple, but also efficient in creating bright and interesting prints on fabric. It is a fantastic technique that's used by top designers, visual artists and something you can even do at home.

In this method, heat-activated dyes are used to transfer prints from the source to textile by the process of sublimation. Sublimation basically refers to the passage of molecules from the solid to gas state, without moving through a liquid state. During the printing process, heat is applied to sublimation dyes, to directly convert them into gaseous form. Simultaneously, the dye makes contact with a synthetic material like polyester. Upon exposure to heat, the cloth fibres open, allowing the dyes to permeate into the fibre and bond with it permanently. The prints are therefore transferred from the source to the textile. All that is needed to permanently fix the colour is heat.

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Now that we have a general idea of what the process is all about, let's take a closer look at the details.

Materials Used In Sublimation Printing

Sublimation printing provides the best results when used on synthetic fabrics like polyester. This is due to several factors. Mainly because of the high temperatures the fabric needs to be exposed to - fabrics such as nylon would melt under such high temperatures. It is possible to use the technique on cotton and other natural fabrics also. The results may not be as bright, however, and may eventually fade.

You may not have realised it, but if you've ever used a home T-shirt printing kit with transfer papers, you have sublimate-printed. Sublimation printing can be done in many ways. It works best with an industrial heat press, as it gives a consistent heat and the right pressure to get a full bright print. But it can also be done on a smaller scale. It is a fantastically experimental technique. The possibilities are endless!

Using disperse dyes or heat transfer inks: Here, you create the design in reverse on non-absorbent paper with disperse paints. This can be used to create a beautiful, painterly effect. You place the design against the fabric and apply heat to the surface. The step-by-step process is as follows:

1. Brush, stencil or spray the design on paper. Newsprint works well as it is absorbent and thin. Allow it to dry.

2. Place the fabric on a flat surface with layers of protective paper on top to avoid ink transfer beyond the surface.

3. Next, place a hot iron or heat press on the print in a steady position, until the paper begins to yellow and the transfer is complete.

For more details, the steps involved in this method is available in this article.

This is an easy technique you can try out at home with a household iron.

Heat Transfer Papers: You can also perform image transfers using ready-coloured transfer papers. This can be great for collages and quick all-over colour effects.

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Printing Your Design Onto Transfer Paper: This is where things get pretty exciting! You can adorn your fabrics with your own designs. The images can be printed onto sublimation paper with high quality inks using sublimation compatible inkjet printer like Epson or Ricoh printers.

The process starts with creating the image to be printed. The possibilities are endless, there are no restrictions on colour or size, you can even get really fine details. Think about using photographs or use image creating software like Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator.

Once the image is ready, print it on sublimation paper using a printer that supports sublimation ink. (If you don't have access to a printer like this you can send the images to companies like Bags of Love who will send you your print on the paper back to you. They will also the print fabrics if you don't have access to a heat press).

Next, bring the item in contact with the area of the fabric to be printed on a flat surface.

Press with a hot iron or sublimation heating pad at the desired temperature, for the required time, and using sufficient pressure

Once pressed, remove the sublimation paper swiftly and cool to fix the print.

If you don't want to get your hands dirty. There are many companies who specialise in this kind of printing, from Bags Of Love to Fire Label Bespoke.

Check out @abbeypriceprintedtextiles on Instagram, she used digital sublimation printing on our recycled polyester satin. That's her work in the header image at the top of the page!

What Makes Sublimation Printing So Eco-Friendly?

Shelly Goldsmith

Now, that is the question! So far it sounds like a perfect technique, quick easy, accessible and even fairly cheap! But it gets better, heat transfer sublimation printing is also an environmentally conscious design process.

Firstly, it results in minimum wastage. No dye gets into the water system which happens with many other dyeing processes.

The same sublimation print can be used multiple times to print on more than just one piece of fabric. A process called exhaust printing. Although subsequent prints will reduce in intensity, it will still work for a number of pieces. This can give its own unique effect.

The paper can be reused for other projects, perhaps packaging or stationery.

One of the only downsides is the limited number of fabrics it can be used with. Polyester itself is not known for being an eco friendly fibre. But, how about using recycled polyester? Making it doubly eco!

The other great factor is that it can be used on second-hand garments, thus giving them a new lease of life and extending their use. A great example of this is the work of Shelly Goldsmith pictured above, who worked with second-hand garments in her art projects.

Professor Rebecca Earley, founder of the Top 100 project, is an expert on Sublimation Printing Techniques. Her famous B.Earley shirt collection demonstrates how used garments can be made interesting and used for much longer through heat sublimation printing.

Rebecca uses polyester shirts and charity shop finds as the starting material for her sustainable design initiatives known as TEN. She uses the sublimation technique to change their look, thereby making these second-hand clothes attractive and interesting. She also focuses on bringing the consumer closer to fashion processes, by providing hands-on experience of what goes on behind the scenes through workshops like the Black Hack Workshop. What an inspirational way to work.
Heat transfer sublimation printing is a safe design method, that can be used to create one-of-a-kind prints with zero waste. It is a fashionable and environmentally conscious choice that we can expect to grow in popularity in the coming years. If you want more design information and business advice make sure you sign up for our newsletters! Please share the article by using the tweet links below...

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The Sublimation Printing Process; What Is It & Is It Eco Friendly?

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The heat transfer sublimation printing process is a great eco-friendly printing technique that is not only simple, but also efficient in creating bright and interesting prints on fabric. It is a fantastic technique that's used by top designers, visual artists and something you can even do at home.

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topshop.com, operated by Top Shop/Top Man, Ltd., is an internationally-focused online store that generates eCommerce net sales primarily in the United Kingdom as well as in the United States and France. With regards to the product range, topshop.com achieves the greatest part of its eCommerce net sales in the "Fashion" category.

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In today's digital landscape, the demand for engaging, quality content is palpable. Channels like Instagram and YouTube are home to an abundance of creatives showcasing their work, often to very sizeable audiences.

For brands, the opportunity to collaborate with these artists is an attractive one-and a relationship best entered into with careful consideration. For both parties, authenticity and a sense of purpose is key for building and maintaining trust with an audience, so having a shared set of values and keeping an open mind is a good place to start.

Georgia Hill, an illustrator and muralist from Sydney, has worked with global heavyweights including Nike, Google, and Adidas. She describes her approach to collaboration as working "consciously" with brands.

"A brand has its own goal-a product to sell or something they want to talk about," Hill told CMO.com. "In every collaboration you are going to give up a portion of control ... but the results can still be really incredible."

BMW: Supporting Artists Since 1975
The BMW Car Art Project is one of the most successful and longest-enduring partnerships between brands and creatives. Running for more than 40 years, the project is a collection of 19 cars, each featuring a unique designcreated by a different artist. In the latest installment, BMW collaborated with a Chinese artist for the first time-Caro Fei, who specialises in multimedia art.

Broadly speaking, Fei's work is a reflection on the speed of change in China, on tradition and future. It's an ethos that resonates with BMW and the brand's direction, particularly in the technological evolution of its vehicles.

The collaboration also marked the first-ever digital BMW artwork. It involved a video displaying a time-travelling spiritual practitioner and colored light particles above the BMW M6 GT3 black race car that were created using augmented reality.

"We are not only active in shaping the future of mobility, but also in developing strong social connections with China through cultural engagement initiatives," said Olaf Kastner, president and CEO of BMW Group, China, in a . "China is undergoing huge and rapid developments, especially in the digital landscape. The 18th BMW Art Car pays tribute to the flourishing changes in the Chinese society."

Art Of The Brand
In a different kind of collaboration, luxury brands have joined forces with art galleries to create exhibitions showcasing different pieces of art that are either fashion items, such as handbags with artistic designs, or artwork that was inspired by the brand, including installations, drawing, and pictures.

For example, in 2016 luxury brand Bottega Veneta hosted an exhibition called " Art of Collaboration" at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA), in Beijing. The exhibit featured photographs of different items from the brand's collections over the years.

Having brand-sponsored exhibitions has helped brands such as Bottega Veneta reach new customer demographics that they could not engage through retail alone.

"[They] work best when there is a true connection between the exhibition and the brand's history, values, and marketing strategy," said UCCA director Phil Tinari, in an interview with . "If these things are aligned, it becomes possible to find very interesting ways of working together that, rather than dilute the exhibition content, allow us to share it with a larger audience than we might simply working on our own."

Room To Grow
When immersive artist Estella Tse was hired by Adobe as an artist researcher in residence, it was a mutually beneficial relationship that gave both parties the opportunity to experiment, explore, and evolve their creativity-particularly with regard to augmented reality as a creative form. (CMO.com is owned by Adobe)

An immersive artist, Tse embodies the concept of innovation, one of Adobe's core values, with both parties looking to break boundaries in their work through technology.

"I like the ways that I do the work that I do, so I think about what exists and what I can do if I follow the rules within what exists," she told CMO.com. "But then I go a little bit further. What if we expand it and take it out of what's comfortable and do something beyond that?"

During her residency with Adobe, Tse created a work for the Festival of the Impossible, held at San Francisco's Minnesota Street Project galleries. The installation, with its white walls decorated in blue writing and symbols, appeared quite simple to the naked eye, but it was brought to life when viewed through an iPad equipped with AR technology. Then viewers were able to see an augmented red and yellow phoenix rising to interrupt the peace of the room.

As for advice for other creatives, Tse said to bear in mind that organisations don't always know exactly what they want to create when they begin working with an artist, but they usually have a value in mind. The process of teasing out that objective requires some emotional investment.

"It's kind of like making a film. They might say, 'I have a story. I want you to create a feeling. Then I pull from that a little bit more," she explained. "I think about all the different experiences and emotions I've gone through, and I put a little piece of myself in there within that process."

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3 Creative Ways Artists And Brands Are Collaborating

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In today's digital landscape, the demand for engaging, quality content is palpable. Channels like Instagram and YouTube are home to an abundance of creatives showcasing their work, often to very sizeable audiences. For brands, the opportunity to collaborate with these artists is an attractive one-and a relationship best entered into with careful consideration.

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TOPSHOP has developed from its humble beginnings in the basement of a Sheffield department store to an icon of British style, beloved by students and celebrities alike. Nowadays the fashion chain has 440 stores across the globe, with 300 in the UK alone, and ships to over 100 different countries. Last week Leeds saw the opening of the high street giant's latest outlet. Situated within Trinity Leeds shopping centre, the 31,000 sq foot store, spread over 3 floors, boasts exclusive collaborations, limited edition ranges, vast make-up and accessories collections as well as the opportunity to enjoy a complimentary shopping service. In celebration of this fact, we're going to take a little look back at the evolution of the high street chain over the last 48 years...

1964: Sheffield department store launches its concession line by the name of 'Peter Robinson's Top Shop'. Aimed at younger shoppers, the store soon grew in popularity thanks to its innovative approach to fashion.

1965: The store expanded to the basement of the flagship Peter Robinson store in Oxford Circus

1970's: TOPSHOP and their counterpart TOPMAN enter the high street as stand-alone retailers for the first time.

1980: TOPMAN reaches profits of over £1,000,000 despite only having opened two years previously

1992: The largest fashion store in the world opens as TOPSHOP and TOPMAN, united in Oxford Circus.

1994: The iconic TOPSHOP flagship store is unveiled at 214 Oxford Street, London, where it still remains today.

2000: TOPSHOP.com is launched, beginning the brand's online presence which has since expanded to a Facebook page, a Twitter account with almost 450,000 followers and TOPSHOP Tumblr as well as an Inside-Out blog, providing fans of the brand with inspiration and styling tips.

2002: NEWGEN scheme begins with the aim of championing new designers. Over the years it's aided the careers of some of fashion's biggest names, such as Alexander McQueen, Christopher Kane, Louise Goldin, Marios Schwab and Jonathan Saunders.

2005: TOPSHOP's Unique collection becomes the first high street brand to show at London Fashion Week. To this day, it's one of the hottest tickets in the Fashion Week calendar.

2007: First of 14 historic collaborations with fashion icon Kate Moss, designed to emulate her envied sense of style. The sought after collection proved so popular that the Daily Mail reported a 10% increase in profits and provided the public with high end fashion at affordable prices.

2009: The first TOPSHOP flagship store opens outside the UK in none other than New York City and becomes an immediate success.

2010: The legendary partnership with Kate Moss comes to an end. Alongside her final collection Kate Iconic is launched, featuring her 10 most popular designs to date.

2011: Eagerly anticipated collaboration with J W Anderson hits stores.

2012: The second largest TOPSHOP store in the UK opens in our very own Leeds. The grand opening saw Pixie Geldoff take to the decks, eager shoppers queuing for hours and complimentary make-up treatments and manicures for visitors.

Now that we lucky Leeds lasses (and lads) have a new superstore conveniently at our disposal, there's no excuse not to snap up that new dress you saw online or those new shoes in the special collection, they're guaranteed to be in stock. Here's to 10% student discount, overdrafts and TOPSHOP's ever eminent style!

Becky Tipper and Kimberley Fishwick

Image: Rick Chung on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons licence.

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TOPSHOP: a history. A look behind the highstreet brand

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TOPSHOP has developed from its humble beginnings in the basement of a Sheffield department store to an icon of British style, beloved by students and celebrities alike. Nowadays the fashion chain has 440 stores across the globe, with 300 in the UK alone, and ships to over 100 different countries.

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As pressure continues to mount at Arcadia following reports last week that Sir Philip Green was considering deploying a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), the UK retail group could also face pressure to increase annual payments to its pension scheme, The Telegraph reports.

For Arcadia to successfully deploy a CVA it would require approval from creditors such as landlords and the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), meaning the group may have to contribute more to its pension fund in order to secure support.

In April 2017, Arcadia agreed to double the pension scheme deficit recovery contributions to 50 million pounds per year for 10 years, after it was estimated in 2016 to be around one billion pounds.

Pension deficit black hole could pose problems for Arcadia CVA

Earlier in March, Work and Pensions Committee chair, Frank Field, wrote to the group's pensions manager, Margaret Hannell, requesting an update on its two schemes. The letter said: "Might you please let us know to what extent the increased deficit recovery contributions have materially improved the deficit in both schemes?"

Last week, the BBC reported that Arcadia group appointed property advisers from consultancy firm GCW to work alongside Deloitte on the company's restructuring strategy. A potential CVA employed by the group would allow Arcadia Group, which owns Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Wallis, Burton and Miss Selfridge, to close down stores, make redundancies and propose rent cuts.

Earlier in March, however, Arcadia said it wasn't planning to close a "significant" number of stores. A spokesperson for Arcadia said: "Within an exceptionally challenging retail market and given the continued pressures that are specific to the UK high street we are exploring several options to enable the business to operate in a more efficient manner.

"None of the options being explored involve a significant number of redundancies or store closures."
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Arcadia pensions deficit could pose problems for CVA

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As pressure continues to mount at Arcadia following reports last week that Sir Philip Green was considering deploying a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), the UK retail group could also face pressure to increase annual payments to its pension scheme, The Telegraph reports.