[News] Topman withdraws shirt amid Hillsborough anger

[Greg Bobkin]

Very strange given that the Bob Marley single was 'What goes around comes around' but the words on the shirt are 'What goes around comes back around' so I am struggling with the marketing concept that it is referencing a Bob Marley single given the different wording.

What has the white rose got to do with the Bob Marley single.

Also given the lyrics were recorded in 1967 if there was a need to reference a number why wasn't 67 used.

Especially seeing as that remix didn't even make it into the Top 40.

As for the rose, I'm sure there is a different plant/flower that is more often associated with Bob Marley. I can't think why they didn't use that...

Publicity stunt.

 

[Leighgull]

It also has the word "karma" in large letters down one of the sleeves.

I have no idea what goes through some peoples heads. How can anyone NOT link that shirt directly with the Hillsborough disaster ? Yet someone saw fit to design it, someone saw fit to put it into production, and to sell it in stores across the country. Astonishing.

Whats next, a jumper with a Grenfell montage on it ?

I imagine that the bents from Shoreditch who make up the TOPMAN design team know the square route of f**k all about football or scouse mawkishness.

 

[Easy 10]

I imagine that the bents from Shoreditch who make up the TOPMAN design team know the square route of f**k all about football or scouse mawkishness.

No. Whoever designed this knew exactly what they were doing. Pretty snide IMO.

 

[Prettyboyshaw]

That's Topman banned from Merseyside along with The Sun, torries and Italians.

 

[el punal]

Can only think the designers aren't in the UK, or have zero interest/knowledge on football. You would think someone should have questioned it though. Madness

It really beggars belief. As you say, surely someone, in the whole processing of this garment, would have thought - "Something's not quite right here."

On the hand, and on a sinister note, some head honcho probably thought that the whole thing was a bit risqué, but hey, think of the publicity and increased sales.

 

[Wardy's twin]

No. Whoever designed this knew exactly what they were doing. Pretty snide IMO.

agree this is not about co-incidences , there are too many for it not to be planned.

Wasn't some guy done for having something like this about 6 months ago?

 

[el punal]

That's Topman banned from Merseyside along with The Sun, torries and Italians.

Who or what are the torries?

 

[Jack Straw]

Who or what are the torries?

Fernando.

 

[el punal]

Fernando.

Very good!

 

[Jack Straw]

Very good!

I thank you!

 

[aolstudios]

It has to be on purpose. Some sick *******'s had the idea & got it past his innocently ignorant bosses. No way would a re-release date, way after BM's death feature prominently on a red shirt.

 

[Baldseagull]

No. Whoever designed this knew exactly what they were doing. Pretty snide IMO.

I think the designer knew, not sure the fashion buyer for TopMan knew.