This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Hot Topic is a great store to look for alternative ...

My dad was in the store with me, which felt uncool, but he did buy everything for me, which was really sweet. I bought a few band tees, studded accessories, and black eyeliner, and I was given a ...

There's no denying that the Hot Topic you can visit in your local mall today is dramatically different from the Hot Topic in your memories from the early aughts. One creator on TikTok revealed just ...

Shoppers browse through a Hot Topic store in 2002 at the Serramonte mall in California. In the early 2000s, Hot Topic targeted a customer base between the ages of 12 and 22. (Photo: Getty Images) ...

Name the two places you always wanted to shop in the mall: Build-A-Bear and Hot Topic, am I right? These two stores just got you. They helped you embrace your inner softie while looking like a total ...

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 ...

When it comes to alternative fashion culture, there's one store in particular that many of us '90s kids owe our middle school fashion glory to: Hot Topic, the store packed with music and geek culture, ...