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Topman Blog chat to Kwannam Chu from 'We Could Grow Up Together'

 

For months we've been following his great blog, and we thought it was about time we recommended him to all of our lovely readers. His name is Kwannam, and he writes 'We Could Grow Up Together' as well as being a top international photographer. The blog is a personal collection of images...from his favourite shoes to the latest project he's been commissioned to photograph, it's super stylish and easy to read. We're sure you'll get hooked to his musings as quickly as we did!

Q. Hey Kwannam! Hello from Topman. So...what is it that you do?

 I take pictures! And I am also a creative director for printed matter kind of stuff…

Q. And where do you do it?

 I split my time between New York and Hong Kong. Sometimes Tokyo too!

Q. Let's talk about style...sum up your style using no more than 5 words...

 Sebastian Flyte in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Q. What do you think the next big thing is going to be in menswear for 2010/11?

 Jocks in fancy hip hop Couturish streetwear and the death of the socalled bowtie dandies.

Q. Who are your style icons?

 Montgomery Clift. Sebastian Flyte. Gordon Richardson. Philip Crangi.

Q. What's your personal wardrobe essential?

 A Murse (mostly clutches). Short shorts in the summer. Newspaper boy cap. Vintage brogues. And my signature spectacles!

Q. How would you describe your wardrobe?

 My wardrobe is a neverending project.

Q. What motivated you to start writing a blog?

 I wanna share how I live my life and how I see things, and I strive to make this world a slightly prettier place...

Q. What's next for 'We Could Grow Up Together' and Kwannam?

 I wanna take more pictures and more beautiful ones.

We hope you enjoyed reading this as much as we enjoyed interviewing Mr. Chu...now head over to his blog and save to favourites!

St. Patrick's Day Style...

It doesn't matter where you're from, St. Patrick's strikes a chord with everyone. With outfits on the day usually consisting of a last minute root through the wardrobe looking for anything that'll pass as green, we thought we'd give you the chance to get it right for 2010. Check out our top suggestions below, or click here to shop everything green! Don't forget, if you order before 12pm tomorrow, it'll arrive on your doorstep in time for St. Patrick's day celebrations!

Grey Shirt // Mint Bow Tie // Black Stretch Skinnies // Green Converse // Dunlop Bag // Green Print Sock

 

Now you've got longer to win £500 with In Genius


Remember we told you about our student competition to win one of two £500 prizes?

We're asking you to be creative, so we've decided to extended the deadline by 10 days… so you now have until the 22nd of March at 5pm GMT to submit your video entry!



To refresh your memory, all you have to do is make a video telling us what you would do if you had £500 to spend in store.  You need to include the In Genius poster (which you can download from the member’s area) and add it as a response to Topman’s In Genius video.







We're on the look out for creative, innovative, funny or just plain honest videos to pick the first winner of £500, we'll shortlist the runners up for the second stage and the final £500 prize.



There's more info at topman.com/students

So, get filming and win yourself a wad of vouchers to spend in Topman!

Win an iPod Touch courtesy of Volvo's Snowbombing Road Trip!

Described as 'a full-on music festival that just happens to be taking place in the mountains', Snowbombing is an exhilarating week-long whirlwind of momentous moments in mythical venues, delivered by a blizzard of brilliant bands and awesome avalanche of artists.

To get you primed for all that fun in the snow, Volvo and Snowbombing have kindly donated a 8G iPod touch and iTunes vouchers to Topman, that one lucky winner can get their mitts on by answering a simple question!

Volvo is also giving five mates the chance to join the Snowbombing Road Trip via facebook.com/insidevolvouk...

Which of the following is one of the headliners at this Snowbombing festival this year?

1) Thin Man Chubby

2) FatBoy Slim

3) Fats and Small

Send your answers to contribute@topman.com by Monday 15th March, 2010 to be in with a chance of winning!

We'll be getting exclusive style pics from the festival, so keep checking back on the Topman Blog!

 

Click here for t's & c's.
 

Topman Latest Trend: EXCLUSIVE preview...more pictures added!

We gave you an exclusive picture fresh from our new latest trend shoot last week, and now we've got some more to show you...enjoy! The new trend will be available to shop very soon...in the mean time, shop the current trend Rural America here!

Latest Trend...EXCLUSIVE sneak preview...

We've been busying ourselves all day working on the fab new trend - coming to Topman.com SOON! Check out the picture of our photographer in action...and keep checking back - there's lots more to come!

Spreading the love: Topman.com now ship to 14 new countries...is yours one of them?

 
 
Click here to view all of the terms and conditions. If you've been waiting to get your Topman fix then hurry over to Topman.com for the latest styles at your fingertips!

Two £500 prizes to WIN with In Genius competition

If you’re a member of Topman’s free student reward program In Genius, then you could win one of two £500 prizes to spend in store. Exciting!

To be in with the chance of winning, all you have to do is pull out your mobile phone, webcam or digital camera and tell us what you would do if you had £500 worth of Topman vouchers dropped in your lap.

To be a valid entry, your video must include an In Genius poster which you can download from the member’s area, and be under two minutes long.  All you need to do then is upload it to your YouTube channel, and add it as a video response to Topman’s In Genius video.

 
You’ll have until the 12th March 2010 to enter your video. The Topman team will be on the lookout for the quirkiest, funniest, most innovative, honest or best looking videos, and our favourite will win the first £500 prize.
 
Then we'll select the runners up (it might be five, it might be 20!), and upload their video to Topman's YouTube channel.  If you’re one of the handpicked finalists, you will have seven days to have your video viewed the most number of times...if you have the most popular video, you’ll snag yourself the second £500 prize!

If you’re a newcomer to In Genius, by registering you'll go into the draw each week day throughout March to win a £20 giftcard.

In Genius is free to join, all you need is your NUS number and your email address to benefit from a 10% discount on everything you buy plus exclusive monthly offers – win, win!

London Fashion Week : Roundup with Individualism

The curtains have officially closed on London Fashion Week for another 6 months. The models have gone home, the designers are getting to work on their next collection and we're still sifting through all of the amazing images we got from menswear day. Individualism have been hard at work getting together all of the footage they took over the day and condensing it into a very fast paced look into London Fashion Week. Check it out below, and don't forget to pay Individualism a visit...