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from a very young age, affecting the way I think and the way I express myself - it's very powerful," says the designer of growing up in the town of Halifax in west Yorkshire. "The first gig I ever went to Hermes Steve Bagwas Bob Dylan supported by Tom Petty." Music was always a means of escaping into other worlds, Bailey says. latest collection for Topshop is the store's largest and most adventurous designer collaboration yet, then. READ: Kate Moss to resume fashion collaboration with Topshop "This collection for Topshop was inspired by the idea of a band or a gang which we named 'The Cherrys'. The overall aesthetic was influenced by Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids,

 Kembra Pfahler and glam rock," explain the designers. "It is an enormous and all encompassing collection which will offer a myriad of choice for any customer to adapt or reject as they see fit." Just so you know Hermes Victoria bag, the fictional Cherrys in question are Cherry Che "It helped me to see the world in different ways and I loved how much heart and soul went into it." Music, he says, "brings its energy and excitement to life" and he feels an affinity with the challenges young artists face every time they stand up on stage to perform. "It's like how I feel every time I put on a catwalk show -

I'm baring my all, as they are,y, albeit on a small scale, in Japan, where it will take over its own apparel license in 2015. The Hermes Vintagecompany now operates four stores in the country which have seen double-digit sales growth in the first half. Ahrendts has long said that she’s focused more on profit growth than revenue growth, but net profit declined 3.5% to £254 million ($388 million) in the first half, largely because of investments being made in Burberry’s beauty business, which is expected to generate wholesale revenue of about £140 million (about $225 million) and incremental retail/wholesale profit of around £10 million for full-year 2014. Burberry is planning to close 15 stores and open 25 more next year