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I had super fun today at the Trafford Centre with my dad. He thought it was just a trip for a prom dress but my agenda was more to get a first look at the Kendall + Kylie capsule collection which came out today.

Placed right at the front of the store, the collection really did bring an LA feel, what the girls had hoped for. I had looked online at the collection this morning so I knew what to expect. The only thing that disappointed me a little was there just was not enough to really get your teeth into. However, I came away with something so what am I really even going on about?

As soon as I finally got rid of my dad (in the politest "leave me alone" way possible), I picked up the grey slogan t-shirt with the phrase "Golden State Of Mind" written on. £28 was also rather appealing, especially considering the price of usual Topshop items. I picked up the biggest size in the t-shirt (size 16) because I wanted it super slouchy and comfy. I decided to not pick anything else from the capsule, primarily because they weren't as much my style.

After meandering almost aimlessly around the store for about ten to fifteen minutes, I headed to the fitting room with nine items on my arm, including the Jenner tee. It was such a bad idea to ear really fitted jeans because I then didn't take them off. So instead, I gave up on the other items and just tried on three t-shirts instead. I loved the t-shirt straight away. The second top I tried on I liked too. I was a little skeptical at first because it had holes in (meant to be holes though I must hasten to add). But it was kind of pretty nevertheless and surprisingly the colour looked nice on me. Despite this, I found that something like £34 (I think it was that I can't quite remember) was a little much for something just a bit better than a t-shirt. So I'm going to wait till the summer sale and see if it makes an appearance. The third didn't fit but had a pretty pattern and would have been cute for the summer.

So in the end I just bought the Kendall + Kylie t-shirt which also got me a gorgeous free baby blue shopper style bag with Topshop written on one side and Kendall + Kylie on the other, both in a very light pink. Lucky me. I also purchased a super cute greeny yellow scrunchie.

I was super excited when I heard that a feature interview on Kendall and Kylie was the main story in this week's issue of the Sunday Times Style magazine. That was until I read the article by Ruby Warrington. It was so pessimistic, and made no attempt to promote the infamous American teens, nor promote their Topshop Collection.

I was expecting some good gossip, not accounts of how Kylie was still texting (she's 17 and mega famous, come on). Perhaps I am forgetting that the article is written for people older than me; people who have no idea who the girls are, whereas I am one of those "50m followers". Yes, they have perhaps the largest social media following but explain a little more on how it affects them maybe. Discuss how they have grown up on a television show, in the media spotlight.

I was very disappointed to find next to nothing about their Topshop line other than: "I'm here to see their new collection, Kendall + Kylie, a line of breezy, Californian-inspired separates designed by the sisters". Even I could have written that.

It is as if the story was written without any thought. I do not understand how the author could have written it without preparing decent questions and using the topic to extend information on Kendall's modelling career in the future, and whether Kylie was pursuing anything like the rumours she is making a song with Kanye West.

The constant referral to Kylie's TEMPORARY lip enhancements was also rather tedious. I found it rather disrespectful how it was implied that the girls shouldn't look up to their female family members as role models. Excuse me, who are you to judge?

As a professional journalist with a First Class honours BA in Fashion Promotion (that's right I said promotion) from the London College of Fashion, Ruby would have been the ideal candidate to write such article. Even more so when I discovered her fashion blog which I super love. I therefore do not know quite what happened with the article. Perhaps a bout of jealousy? I'm not one to question.

I truly believe that anyone could have written a better, more positive article on the pair without meeting and interviewing them and with no professional journalism experience whatsoever. The disappointment is real.

Oh, and that question in the headline on the photo is never even answered. Big thumbs up Warrington.

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