Topshop has teased a return to our high-streets and I simply cannot contain myself

I, along with every other millennial, have fond, fond memories of Topshop’s Oxford Circus flagship store. I grew up in the middle of nowhere – two-and-a-half hours outside of London – and the headline act of any mother/daughter trip to the capital (an annual occurrence, for those interested), was a three hour slog around every corner of every single one of the five floors. Much to my mum’s dismay.

The shop was 90,000 square feet – a feast for fashion fans – and was said to attract upwards of 28,000 visitors every day. Whew. Every envelope of birthday money I ever received went towards an imminent Topshop haul; but not just spent on clothes. You could get a manicure in-store, buy cupcakes; get a tattoo, even. And littered amongst all of that fun, Topshop’s coveted collaborations with Christopher Kane, JW Anderson and – more famously – Kate Moss, ensured the store’s appeal spanned far past my pocket-money-earning age group.

It was a sad, sad day when the store closed its doors – a result of the company going into administration in 2020 and being bought-out by ASOS a year later. I’ve remained a Topshop stan ever since, of course, regularly shopping via its new home online. Others have taken to Depop and Vinted, causing a surge in searches for Topshop pieces from pre 2000 (and their impeccable quality being compared to high-street buys from other brands now).

That said, no number of butter yellow trench coats and striped linen trousers dropping through my door can quite fill the void left by its IRL home.

Is Topshop making a comeback?

You bet, then, I screamed a scream of joy last night when I spotted Topshop post three consecutive videos on its Instagram account, teasing a comeback. “We missed you too,” the post said, with a caption reading “We’ve been listening.”

For those in-the-know, this announcement won’t come of too much of a surprise. In September last year, ASOS sold a majority stake in Topshop to Heartland, a Danish fashion brand that already owned Vero Moda and Jack & Jones. At the time of the deal, the new owners hinted at a return to the high-street – and members of the fashion set with an eagle eye have been lapping up further clues since.