The constant doom and gloom of the current market seems to be everyone’s favourite topic of conversation at the moment. You only have to switch on the TV, open your paper or even listen in to other people’s conversations on the tube (not that I ever do that) to be confronted with yet more depressing talk of the recession.
However, this weekend, I found a sanctuary where such dismal chat was not heard for miles around: Oxford Street. Despite the credit crunch crippling all of our wallets, walking into Topshop on Oxford Street on Saturday afternoon (I know, I must be mad) and seeing hundreds of young professionals stocking up on glitzy tops and quirky dresses ready for the Christmas party season, there was not even so much as a whispered mention of the credit crunch. In fact, thanks to Ms Moss, Topshop’s sales figures are actually up, with some of her Kate Moss Topshop Collection selling out within 15 minutes of being on sale.
So, guys and gals, the moral of the story is, to escape the depression of the recession, just head to the safe haven that is Oxford Street on a Saturday. It will cheer you up in no time (and who thought they would ever think that?!)
By Thea Foote
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