| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fashion clothing textiles |
| Genre | Retail |
| Founded | 1978[1] |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
| Number of locations | Over 175 Stores |
| Area served | United Kingdom Ireland Greece Malaysia Russia Australia Sweden Singapore Thailand Philippines United States Indonesia |
| Key people | Sir Philip Green (Chairman) David Shepherd (Brand Director) |
| Products | Men's Fashion |
| Revenue | GB£ 1.8 billion |
| Net income | GBP 357.5 million |
| Owner(s) | Sir Philip Green and Family |
| Parent | Arcadia Group |
| Website | TOPMAN.com |
TOPMAN is the stand-alone fashion business counterpart of Topshop that caters exclusively to men’s clothing. A part of the Arcadia Group, which also owns Burton, Miss Selfridge, Wallis, Evans, British Home Stores and Dorothy Perkins, Topman has a chain of high-street men's clothing stores located throughout the United Kingdom and has a presence on just about every UK High Street, and in Ireland main street outlets in six cities & towns. Topman was created in the UK towards the end of the 1970s to provide a new approach to menswear retailing. Since its creation, Topman has also built an international presence, including concession outlets in boutique stores in Chicago, New York, Japan, and two entire floors at the ‘world’s largest fashion shop’, in Oxford Circus, London. Recently, Topman has entered Canada with exclusive shops at The Bay in Toronto and Vancouver.
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Topman's main product offerings are fashionable men's clothing, covering everything from men's formal suits to informal indie-rock-influenced casual-styling ranges, along with footwear and fashion accessories. Topman also sells a specially-designed range of clothing at their flagship London store in an area named 'Lens'. Its current offerings included items by Dexter Wong Ltd, Fred Perry, Licentious, Siv Stoldal, Carolyn Massey, Material Boy, Mjolk and 'Topman Design'.
Over recent years, Topman has collaborated with young designers such as Kim Jones, Markus Lupfer and Peter Jensen as well as launching its own premium label ‘Topman Design’. After showing seasonally to the menswear press arena, Topman joined forces with Fashion East to produce 'MAN', a menswear event that takes place on schedule at the London Fashion Week, showcasing new menswear design as well as the Topman Design collection.
In 2008, Topman collaborated with new label The Look Presents, the creation of rock-fashion author Paul Gorman and Soho boutique owner, Max Karie, to launch 'the Look Presents'.
This comprised three collections:
Topman was nominated for the ‘Menswear Design of the Year’ award by the British Fashion Council, winner of ‘Best Fashion Retailer’ at the Maxim Style Awards for 2005 and winner of ‘Best High Street Retailer’ at the 2007 FHM Fashion and Grooming awards.
In 2011, Topman worked closely with Teenage Cancer trust. The company worked in collaboration with children from the charity to produced a range of sunglasses designed by them whislt supporting the 'Rock your Shades'campaign in May 2011.
| Sponsor | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Leeds United | 1989 - 1990 & 1990 - 1991 | 1989–90 season & 1990–91 season |
| NME | 2005–2007 | NME Student Guide |
| Shockwaves NME Awards | 2005–2007 | Best Dressed Category |
| Bestival with Dazed | 2005–2006 | 'Ones to Watch' Campaign |
| XFM Manchester | April 2006 | Access All April |
| Carling Weekend Leeds Festival | 2006–2007 | Unsigned Stage |
| TDK Cross Central | 2006–2007 | London Live |
| ICA | October 2006 | ICA Presents C86 : Still Doing it For Fun |
| Q! | October 2006 | Q! Idols presented by TOPMAN |
| MTV2 Gonzo | 2006–2007 | 'On Tour' |
| NME | 2007 | NME New Music Tour |
| The Great Escape Festival | 2007 | New Talent Stage |
| Louis Harris Ltd. | 2009 | Down The Rec |