Blog by TopDown Trading

While mindful of trivialising the pandemic, big names from Tilda Swinton to Lady Gaga have been rocking facial coverings.

At the Venice Film Festival the actor Tilda Swinton pulled out an ornate gold design face mask and wore it on the red carpet, just like she would have with a statement clutch bag or a must-have piece of jewellery.

The mask was not entirely pandemic-approved – on Instagram the designer James Merry said the custom-made piece was inspired by “stingray skeletons, seaweed and orchids” – but it was symbolic of a bigger shift: the world of high fashion is finally allowing itself to embrace the coronavirus face mask.

Last week also saw Lady Gaga light up the static VMA awards show with a parade of highly fashion-conscious masks. There was the bubblegum pink one from Cecilio Castrillo (a muzzle which resembled the facehugger from Alien), a horned one from Lance Victor Moore, a futuristic one designed by Smooth Technology and then when accepting an award she wore one in metallics by Maison Met.

Follow On Updates To Our Services

Hope everyone is keeping well and safe.

We wanted to make a follow up update to give information about new and changing services at Top Down Trading.

Some Changes/Updates:

Warehouse/Visits/Appointments

Our warehouses and showroom are now open for appointments to visit our showroom, collect goods from the warehouse or to view/inspect your order.

UK Orders & Shipments

UK mainland orders are still free shipping and approx delivery target on parcels and pallets are 2-3 days. Container orders 7-10 days packing lead time and delivery timescale will depend on your location. Collection service are available Mon-Fri from 10am-4pm.

Covid 19 Updates On Our Services

Firstly I would like to wish all our clients and everyone the best of all to keep safe, well and healthy. Also I would like to give my best wishes to all NHS staff, healthcare workers, charity workers and the daily workers of transport, mail and food stores risking themselves on the frontline for the greater good of our country.

Yes this historic pandemic and its uncertainty is very severe but hopefully it will come to an end and I believe we will all come over this soon. Although the crisis, business still needs to survive and it’s very important to step up and continue trading in ways we can to contribute.

As Top Down Trading we would like you to know we are very grateful with all our clients and we will try and support you along the way through this crisis.

H&M Group has said it is to become the first retailer to use Circulose, a newly patented material made from discarded textiles, in a dress in its upcoming Conscious Exclusive collection - marking the first time chemically recycled fibres are used in garments sold at scale.

As January comes to an end, it’s only been little over half a month since the Chinese government warned its citizens — and the world — about the coronavirus. On January 31st, as the outbreak continues to spread, with more than 8,000 reported infections worldwide, citizens up to the news that WHO officially listed the coronavirus as a global emergency, elevating the situation from a China-only crisis to a global one.

In the past 17 years since the outbreak of the deadly SARS virus, China has become deeply integrated into the world economy, which has helped spread the coronavirus beyond the mainland, effecting a host of global industries, including travel, tourism, and retail. Additionally, economists have warned that the timing of the virus could send China’s already fragile economy into further turmoil, compounding the newly announced US-China phase one trade deal and China’s venture into a consumption-driven growth model.

Asos has launched a trial of a new tool on its site that allows shoppers to see what their clothing selections would look like on different body types.

The “See My Fit” feature is an augmented reality tool that has been created in collaboration with Israeli AR company Zeekit.

It provides online shoppers with a simulated view of what an item of clothing would look like on models of various sizes, in order to better reflect the body types of individual customers.

The See My Fit button is currently available to use when viewing one of 800 selected dresses.

When used, the feature offers a view of 16 models wearing the same dress who range in size from a four to an 18, and in height from 5’ 1’’ to 5’ 9’’.