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Zidane's Infamous World Cup Headbutt Immortalized by Adel Abdessemed

Football fans around the world will never forget Zinedine Zidane's infamous headbutt during the 2006 World Cup. Algerian sculptor Adel Abdessemed decided to immortalize the moment, which turned out to be one of the most dramatic sports events of the decade. Recently shown at the David Zwirner gallery in New York, what do you think of it?

Source: My Modern Met

Thomas Lohr - What Makes a Professional Photo?

Thomas Lohr is a photographer who has made a name for himself shooting fashion and editorial spreads for a number of the coolest and most stylish international magazines including: Fantastic Man, i-D and a long list of fashion brands. Head over to TOPMAN GENERATION to get to know the elusive photographer in greater detail...

Lego Imagine - Cartoon Characters by Jung von Matt Hamburg

'Imagine' is the slogan of a new ad campaign from Lego whereby Jung von Matt Hamburg recreated famous cartoon characters in a minimalist way, through the use of Lego bricks. Took a second to understand them but turn out pretty cool...

South Park

The Simpsons

Ninja Turtles

Source: Media Engine

Ozwald Boateng: A Man's Story

Ozwald Boateng is one of the fashions brightest stars, and is world-renowned for his trademark twist on classic British tailoring. For the last 12 years he has been shadowed in his every move by the documentary maker Varon Bonicos capturing the designers highs and lows. Examples of this can be seen in an excerpt from A Man's Story below...

For the full story head over to TOPMAN GENERATION.

New Bond Girl: Bérénice Marlohe

There’s a few things that James Bond movies produce: memorable one-liners, unique villains and beautiful Bond girls. This time around, we see French model/actress Bérénice Marlohe take the reins as she makes her appearance in Skyfall. Skyfall is the 23rd installment in the James Bond 007 series and it will be released this Winter. But for now take a look at the new Bond girl below...

Source: GQ

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Instaprint - The Location Based Photo Booth for Instagram

A small New York-based company, BREAKFAST, is setting out to take their Instaprint device from a prototype to actual consumer product. Here is some info about the Instaprint and what it does:

"Instaprint is a location based photo booth that can transform parties and events by putting a camera in everyone’s hand. By setting Instaprint to look out for specific locations or hashtags, any Instagram tagged appropriately will automatically be printed out on inkless paper."

Pretty cool if you ask us! Check it out in action below...

Minimalist Pixar Movie Posters by Wonchan Lee

Love Pixar's movies? Maybe not as much as this guy. As a tribute, Melbourne-based designer Wonchan Lee created this set of minimalist posters featuring most of their films. As he wrote, "Pixar movies are everyone's favourite. Hoping it will continue to make the world a better place. I'm pleased to dedicate these artworks to Pixar as one of their biggest fans." Check them out below...

Source: A New Hype

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Artist Illustrations by Gyimah Gariba

Freelance artist and designer Gyimah Gariba has created some incredible artist illustrations. Check them out below, who would you like to see him draw?

Source: YinnYang

Win a Fairtrade T-Shirt & £150 Gift Card!

Topman continues to support Fairtrade Fortnight. This year Topman are taking a step for cotton farmers in Cameroon. Head over to fairtrade.org.uk/step to see how you can support Fairtrade in 2012.

For your chance to win the above Fairtrade t-shirt and a £150 Topman gift card:

1. Register your step with Fairtrade (can be as small as spreading the Fairtrade word) fairtrade.org.uk/step (Click 'Add Your Step' then 'Steps I have taken Myself').

2. COMMENT BELOW what step you plan to take for Fairtrade in 2012.

Our panel of judges from Fairtrade will pick a winner. Competition closes: 4/3/12.

Exclusive Topman Design A/W '12 Invitation

Take a look at the exclusive photos we've got of the Topman Design A/W '12 invitation and floor plan. Interesting to see the potential inspiration behind the upcoming show at London Fashion Week. Check them out below...

What do you think the inspirations for the show could be?