{"id":2922,"date":"2018-10-05T17:24:15","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T17:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/topshop-dismantles-feminism-pop-up-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2018-10-05T17:24:15","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T17:24:15","slug":"topshop-dismantles-feminism-pop-up-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/topshop-dismantles-feminism-pop-up-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"TopShop ‘dismantles feminism pop-up’ – BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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TopShop has been accused by publisher Penguin of dismantling an in-store pop-up in London used to promote feminism.<\/p>\n

The fashion retailer had agreed to host the pop-up with Penguin, to help launch the book Feminists Don’t Wear Pink (And Other Lies) with products for sale supporting the UN charity Girl Up.<\/p>\n

The publishing house tweeted that its team was “raring to go” but “just 20 minutes later it had been dismantled by Topshop.”<\/p>\n

TopShop has so far declined to comment.<\/p>\n

It is not yet certain why the week-long event was cancelled yesterday.<\/p>\n

The book, which brings together ideas on feminism from 50 women, was curated by author Scarlett Curtis, daughter of director Richard Curtis. <\/p>\n

Planning for the pop-up to coincide with the launch took “months”, Ms Curtis said.<\/p>\n

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For anyone hoping to visit the pop-up, after a huge amount of work on this ground-breaking partnership we assembled our stand this morning and were raring to go \u2013 however, just twenty minutes later it had been dismantled by Topshop.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Penguin Books UK (@PenguinUKBooks) October 4, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n

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In the planning stages, she said, there was no indication that executives on either side were unhappy with the partnership.<\/p>\n

After hearing that the promotional space had been torn down, Ms Curtis said it was “heartbreaking and shocking”.<\/p>\n

Naomi Colthurst, a commissioning editor at Penguin, tweeted the decision by TopShop was “Proof, if proof were needed, about how much work is still needed to make feminism accessible for everyone.”<\/p>\n

TopShop has been criticised on Twitter for the U-turn.<\/p>\n

The publishing house said it was looking for alternative venues to host the pop-up.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n