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We were lucky enough to be drawn out of the hat for a ticket to the fantastic Vauxhall Ice Skate event at the P3 Exhibitions in Central London yesterday. Walking into a dark forest environment with cars covered in gingerbread and Mr Hudson on the decks, we knew this was not going to be any ordinary party! We had fun on our skates, (we didn't fall off, promise!) as well as helping ourselves to a cupcake and a turn in the genius car-eoke! See the pics below and hold tight for more on the way...
We've just had these great shots in from the latest Lens photoshoot for Spring Summer 2010. Launching this coming February, you've got some amazing designs to purchase from the likes of Carolyn Massey, Dexter Wong, Mjolk, Kasper Harup-Hansen and new comers to Lens - Dusty and Christopher Shannon. Wet your appetites with the below and hold tight for more information on the launch right here, on the Topman Blog.
We've
just taken delivery of the fab new 'Jeepers Peepers' sunglasses range and we've
got to say (despite the weather) we've had fun trying them out for size.
Classic shapes and colours for a price that won’t break the bank will ensure
that you look cool come rain or shine this season. Get ahead of the high street
and grab your pair now!
Up and coming live act Clock Opera are busy getting ready to perform at CTRL Live at 60 Million Postcards in Bournmouth this Thursday but took time out to give us this exclusive interview...
Did you know that Filthy dukes were fans of your sound?
Olly has been to a few of our gigs like the one we did with Marina & The Diamonds in November. It's great to have them as fans and we're looking forward to the show.
Have you played in Bournemouth before?
No! In fact, we've only ever played out of London once before - at a pub in Reading so it's great to be getting away from our home town.
So 2010, you feeling optimistic about the new year?
Yeah, what happened at the end of last year was a big surprise. We're building, we've only had one single out but we've done a few remixes.
In the spirit of CTRL who would be your line up if you could choose three acts to perform?
At the moment I'm really into Django Django. We played with them at our first gig and we've just done a remix for them. Their music is interesting, unexpected and they're great live.
There's a band called Magic & Fur they're from the UK and had a single out last year called 'Christne' which I really liked.
Another artis is a guy called Magnets - It's old analogue electro, really hypnotic.
Ok, so if you had to come up with a pop definition for Clock Opera's sound what would you say?
Up until recently 'Chop-Pop' we'd chop bits into a pile then make a song out of it but that's an easy way to describe it, no one wants to be pigeon-holed!
It's OK if it's your own pigeon hole!
Pigeon holes are quite small - we'd prefer and eagle hole or an ostrich hole! Hahaha
Catch Clock Opera at this month's CTRL Live event and check out Controllers, Filthy Dukes live Twitter chat on Monday at 1.30 on our Topman CTRL Twitter Page.
Think back to mid 2009 when we featured a video on how to tie a bow tie, and you may recall us talking about fab fashion stylists/bloggers Individualism.co.uk. Charismatic camera loving brothers Aaron and Reuben have just informed us that they've re-designed their homepage with new creative, new videos and even more style tips. We checked it out and loved it so much that we've now got them on board with Topman.com to work with us on our London Fashion Week coverage - which we can't wait for! Check out the site below - and be sure to pay them a visit!
There is a mass photographers gathering that we over here at Topman Blog suggest you make your way to! It's this Saturday in Trafalgar Square, London and is in support of 'Photographer not a terrorist'
"Photographer not a terrorist" supports the idea that photographers around the world should be treated fairly when innocently taking photo's in public places, and not subjected to rough handling and searching that has been happening of late. Show your support, grab a shot of the crowd and be a part of the action! See you there? Don't forget, if you're a dab hand with a camera, email us at contribute@topman.com and you could get your work featured here!
This just in, Topman Design have made the decision to showcase their AW2010 collection as a solo show during London Fashion Week in February. Historically, Topman have shown as part of fashion initiative 'MAN', though this year, they're ready to go it alone as Topman Design Director Gordon Richardson explains below...
"Our decision to show apart from MAN this season has been welcomed by both the MAN and the Menswear Panel who collectively agree that it is the right time for us. We have established a consistent design ethic and have a good following which gives us the confidence we need to move on and allow MAN to continue to nurture new young talent which is after all it’s purpose."
So - just another reason to be HUGELY excited about this coming London Fashion Week. You'll be able to get access to exclusive behind the scenes interviews, catwalk videos and backstage pics - only with Topman.
Keep checking back for more info or click the image below to go straight to the London Fashion Week official site...
One of our favourite London haunts, Old Blue Last (on Old Street, East London) is having its official re-launch party this evening. With secret headliners (very special secret headliners!), O Children, The Detachments and Filthy Boy playing live, you can be sure this venue is going to be filled to the rafters tonight. Add White Lies DJs into the mix, and all we can say is get there early. See you there!
ps - If you miss out on the launch party, be sure to check it out over the weekend where the festivities are sure to continue!
So our new latest trend launches later this week but we thought our blog followers, Facebook friends and Twitter followers deserved a sneaky first look. We can't give away too much at the moment, but expect two-tone ska inspired looks including checks, braces and slim fit polo shirts...
As excited as us? Thoughts below...
