Cara Delevingne created 'really personal' collection for Topshop
Cara Delevingne's new collaboration with Topshop is available now and she's proud of the "really personal" designs.
Cara Delevingne's new Topshop collaboration feels "really personal".
The 34-year-old model-turned-actress first worked with the brand in 2010 when she appeared in a campaign for their Kate Moss for Topshop collection, and she has now co-designed a range for them featuring versatile basics and classic denim looks inspired by her own casual attire.
She told WWD: “Topshop has been part of my style story for as long as I can remember, so codesigning this collection felt really personal. I’ve always loved the way the brand captures London style that feels distinctive yet effortless."
The 16-piece collection includes a beige trenchcoat reimagined as a cropped light brown jacket with a belt at the waist, an overdyed denim pin-striped blazer-and-trousers set, tank tops and turtlenecks, as well as various jeans, including classic slim high-waisted pairs and extra-baggy dark-wash barrel jeans.
Michelle Wilson, managing director of Topshop, said: “Cara has always been synonymous with the confidence and creativity at the heart of Topshop.
“As a global style icon with deep London roots, she brings a distinctive point of view that resonates with our community around the world.”
Most of the Topshop x Cara Delevingne capsule collection is available now, but additional items, including a biker-inspired jacket and brown zebra oversized coat and micro-mini skirt, will be released on 1 September.
Earlier this year, Cara admitted she has been going through her "second coming of being a woman" because she wasn't a fan of "very feminine" things when she was younger so didn't really have the appreciation for fashion and beauty when she was on the catwalk that she does now.
She told Refinery29: “Growing up as a girl that didn't love very feminine things like clothes and make-up, I didn't have an appreciation for it when I was modeling in the same way that I do now.
“When I had space to explore and figure out my own style, my own way of doing makeup, it's like I've experienced what most girls go through as a teenager in my 20s and 30s — it’s that second coming of being a woman.”
Cara - who is in a relationship with musician Minke and has previously dated the likes of Ashley Benson, St. Vincent, and Harry Styles - used to feel "nervous and alone" walking in fashion shows but she loves turning out for L’Oréal’s Le Défile at Paris Fashion Week.
She said: “When I was doing fashion shows, I definitely felt nervous and alone, but in that line-up, you have other people lift you up and do the same for others.
“I’m in the line-up next to Jane Fonda talking about the things that scare us most, about lessons that we've learned and how important female friendship is.”
