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Last chance : Students get 15% off at Topman

Attention all students! The fantastic start of term 15% off offer is coming to a close - as they say, all good things must come to an end. But don't fret! You still have until Sunday 18th October to get your discount, so take advantage whilst you can. Got your Winter Coat yet? A £70 Peacoat will now cost just £59.50. How about those Boots you've been looking for? You could save up to £9 on a single pair. So what are you waiting for? Click here to head over to In Genius to enrol and get your discount whilst you can!

100 Years of Menswear

Last night we were lucky enough to receive an invite to a momentous book launch -  100 Years of Menswear written by celebrated author and lecturer Cally Blackman. Held in Margaret Howell's Wigmore Street store, this was the stylish affair that we expected and then some. Horn-rimmed specs prevailed throughout and Cally Blackman herself led the pack sporting a pair of Margaret Howell lace-ups. Check out some of the pics below and when you're done, be sure to check out the official website for the book by clicking here! Enjoy.

Dead Man's Patterns, it's back!

Cast your mind back a full 10 months and you may remember us writing a story about 'Dead Man's Patterns' If your memory is as bad as ours, click here to refresh yourself!

Coming on leaps and bounds in the last 10 months, Westminster Graduate Hormazd continues his insight into tailoring as an art form with his latest exhibition of works being shown at Paul Smiths gallery in central London. 'A study on Anansi' consists of 10 unique works centring on bespoke tailoring patterns of the deceased, intertwined with popular Caribbean folklore character Anansi.

Interested? Check out the details below, and we'll see you there!

New Topman Bedford, Harpur Centre, Now Open

Look out for the Topman street team on the 7th, 8th and 10th October in Bedford town centre to be in with a chance of getting your hands on a pre loaded giftcard to spend in the new store.

Style Watch : Photo print style...

Photo printing techniques on tee's and long sleeve clothing are going to be huge this Autumn Winter, and we think they look great! Get ahead of the high street now with Topman and pick yours up by clicking here to go through to our tee department. Also - a mega blog exclusive here, we'll be holding a competition on our Facebook and Twitter pages VERY soon inviting you to send your own pics in, so get snapping and sign up to Facebook here and follow us on Twitter by clicking here!

Topman CTRL : Glasgow gig review...with pictures!

Another month and another fantastic Topman CTRL goes by before we know it. September was the turn of French native electro-rockers Phoenix to curate their dream gig just for fans of Topman CTRL - and they definitely stepped up to the plate. Check out the review from the gig below, and if that wasn't enough we've even stuck some pictures down there for you too. Did we mention there's a video of the gig coming soon? Quench your CTRL thirst with the below and sit patiently for said video - good things come to those who wait!

Stepping out of the gloom under Glasgow Central station and into the Arches you start to get a feel for why it’s a classic venue straight away. There’s nothing like a bit of industrial chic and acres of exposed brick to add an element of cool to proceedings but it’s more than that; the place just has atmosphere. You could call it the X-Factor but somehow that doesn’t seem appropriate.

First on stage were locals Paper Planes, showing that Phoenix have got their finger on the pulse these guys are only just releasing their debut material but have a well developed sound and a polished live show that belies approximately one year’s hard gigging on the Glasgow scene. That hard work is starting to pay dividends, they recently opened for Gang Of Four - a once in a lifetime opportunity that not many bands are likely to achieve now the grandfathers of angular post punk grooves play so rarely.

Paper Planes’ sound is hard to pinpoint but all the better for it, a beguiling mix of jagged surf guitar riffing and grungy post-punk attitude driven forward by front woman Jennifer Paley - an adopted Glaswegian via New Jersey that sounds not a million miles from Karen-O. 

Wild Beasts appeared with an air of confidence born out musically from the first chord. Since the early days their show is noticeably slicker, tighter and more powerful with big hitters from the new LP like ‘Hooting & Howling’ and the single ‘All The King’s Men’ opening up and coming alive on stage. What’s best is that you were left with the feeling that the best might just be yet to come from these romantically inclined Cumbrians. Top marks to both bands, and a definite ‘dix points’ to Phoenix for their trans-euro-vision.

Don't forget to keep checking back on the CTRL Myspace for the latest news, info and competitions.

Topman want your views...

We want to hear what you have to say, and in exchange for your much appreciated thoughts we will enter you into a prize draw to win an impressive £250! So, what are you waiting for? Take 5 minutes out of your busy schedule and click the button below to begin the survey...

Gallows take CTRL

Previous controllers Phoenix have now handed the reigns of Topman CTRL over to UK punk heroes, Gallows. Gallows will be crashing their way onto Topman CTRL for the month of October. Hertfordshire born Frank, Lags, Steph, Stuart and Lee have made a lot of noise in a relatively short time since starting the band in 2005; gaining a well-deserved reputation as one of the most vital and exciting bands in the UK.

 

As well as taking over CTRL online, the band have hand picked a line-up of scorching hot new UK bands for CTRL live, taking place on October 29^th at the Flapper in Birmingham. Headlining the night are NME Future 50 stars, Invasion, followed by Shapes from Gallows’ home turf in Hertfordshire and last but by no means least, Birmingham natives Soni-Quella.. Here's what Gallows have to say about their time in the hot seat...

"Topman CTRL will be sick. Our chance to show the good people of Birmingham what real music is all about, what more could you ask for?! Check it out and see the bands we think you ought to know."

So what are you waiting for? Click here to head on over to the Topman CTRL Myspace for full details and information on how to get yourself to the gig.

Liverpool Style by contributor Matt Ford...

To celebrate the launch of the amazing new Topman Topshop Liverpool store, we went up north with street style photographer Matt Ford to take snaps of the most stylish bod's around the store. Safe to say, we were more than impressed with the eclectic style shown below!

Spotted yourself in the pics? Let us know! You can check out more of Matt Ford's work by clicking here

London Fashion Week : Topman Design show their collection at MAN SS10

Check out the video below captured live at London Fashion Week set in Somerset House, London.

What do you think of the collection? Leave your comments below!