I want the old Kate back

It's inevitable to mention the latest installment of the Kate Moss collection for Topshop, one of Britain's most successful high street chains. What is not inevitable however, is my views on the aforementioned- I just don't like it.

I love Kate and I have been following her career since her infamous Corinne Day shots. Her style before it became iconic was always appealing to me, the way she put herself together and was always elusive, no matter how wanted she was. I just loved her freshness and ability to play with her garments.

Forgive me though, I'm just waffling now as that has little to do with her design capabilities, as Kate freely admits herself. 'From being a model and doing fittings with really great designers, you do learn what feels right and looks right. It’s like, most people know when a pair of jeans fits them really well. It’s the same thing,' she tells Cat Callender of The Telegraph. Yes the fit you say Kate, I get the fit, I'm all over the tailored, well structured (insert any clothing here), yet I'm seeing a little contradiction- your latest collection does not look like appraised garments that I would expect from your experiences, it simply looks boring.

It's true, not everyone knows what looks right, not everyone has a instinctive radar on a look. Kate the clotheshorse certainly does, that is unarguable, though can she apply it to the hordes of Topshop devotees that have flocked to pick up her latest collection. Um, sadly I think not.

The Spring collection which hit shops yesterday, is in my mind a disappointment. Is this view coming from the same girl that adores Toppa's and immediately snapped up the coveted Poppy tea dress from the very first Kate collection- oh yes, how far I have come.

The latest offering's from Ms Moss looks like it belongs in Primark, and very quickly may given their reputation for snapping all the latest looks and charging a fifth of the price. The unoriginality really bothers me, considering this was the collection that was supposed to be, according to Kate, 'what I think I am going to wear next season.’ Hmm, does that mean you're going to fall off the fashion horse?

The asymmetrics, the babydoll dresses, the playsuits and vests! I just wish I could ask Kate some hard hitting 60 minute style questions-

'So Kate, what exactly where you thinking?'

'Well I was considering the seasons-'

'Yes, though you clearly were high, because this is in no way classic, nor fitted as you say you covet nor very flattering. I mean, seriously do you think you're worth the one mil Phillip Green is reportedly paying you?'

'It is clearly not about the money-'

'Clearly Kate, it is not given the fact that you've produced a load of trollop.'

Oh the publicity shots are deceiving, are they not? The lighting, that soft hue and outline of colour really do work a treat for the cheap and tacky fabrics. The seductiveness and of course the model, what can't she get away with? We all know even cocaine charges can be shrugged off.

I am truly not being malicious for the sake of filling space or to be verbose, I have just failed to see how this collection could possibly net the rumoured £40 million in future sales. All the obvious pieces are covered though nothing is outstanding, not one item can be seen as a must have or a standout item. Looking at the Safari playsuit, or the Liberty Poppy Bandeau dress, or the Stripe Sailor cardigan, it was just insulting to a consumer- we are expected to pay £45.00 for that? Um, no. And God knows I love a good sailor cardi!

I think you can only judge if you've seen said items in store, given the flattery of the fashion shots. Take a peek, inspect the fit, the style, the fabric. Go on, push through the crowds who want a piece of Kate and see what you think. I'm just one opinion.