How has an enclave for emo kids and mall goths resisted ... “I got it at the Hot Topical.” Hot Topic then began selling shirts that read: “I got it at the Hot Topical.” ...

You know your hobby is officially uncool when the lifestyle-providers over at Hot Topic try to cash in on ... Some of the shirts they offer are pretty nice, but after seeing the picture of that ...

I was surprised to find T-shirts, sweatshirts ... from the outside was dedicated to metal, punk, emo, and scene music and fashion. Hot Topic also sold a type of silicone bracelet linked to ...

Hot Topic fed our need to rebel or explore music culture or have the most adorable graphic T-shirts available. For that, I'll always be grateful. Plus, it was just about the only mall shop an emo ...

Then, for some people, emo isn’t so much a sound as a time machine back to Hot Topic’s heyday. It takes them to when the store specialized in band shirts and Tripp pants instead of Marvel ...

Many associate the stores with goth, emo, punk, or grunge. But Hot Topic has grown to become much ... for retail,” she explained. The first shirts they brought in quickly sold out, and Levitt ...