T-shirts on display at the Westfield Garden State Plaza shopping center’s Hot Topic. The store, now in its 30th year, has become a haven for merchandise tied to a wide range of fandoms.

So I associate Hot Topic with finding my identity.” Her collection of shirts “integrates serious topics with entertainment” with sayings like “Soft Emo” (which she says redefines the ...

Hot Topic, which was founded in a garage in the late '80s before becoming a chain with over 600 stores, used to be known for its loud punk music and an overwhelming amount of band T-shirts ...

Hot Topic established itself as a fandom merchandise powerhouse with The Nightmare Before Christmas — and The Nightmare Before Christmas nurtured a growing fandom because of Hot Topic.

21 of the best emo memes to help you relive your middle school glory days Take a trip down memory lane—and through the aisles of Hot Topic.

Let's take a brief saunter down memory lane to the items we all owned in the time of Hot Topic, allowances, and being dropped off at the mall in a so-not-emo minivan. 1. Band T-Shirts ...

Many associate the stores with goth, emo, punk, or grunge. But Hot Topic has grown to become much more than its ‘90s persona. It’s evolved into a pop culture fashion leader and one of the most ...

Virjan showed this reporter Saturday afternoon that 18 ICP albums for $13.99 apiece and three t-shirts at $20.50 were available for sale at that Hot Topic location.