Perez Hilton debuts line of tees and accessories at Hot Topic

I wish I could say I liked the new line of hot pink and skull covered goodies designed by Perez Hilton, but I couldn’t find a single thing that didn’t look like it belonged in the children’s section of Target near the Disney princess stuff.
I’m actually a huge fan of the laptop samurai and his daily jabs at celebs who do and do not deserve to be on the receiving end of his venom. I also like Hot Topic. Yeah I admit it. Granted there was a time when I would steer clear of this online and mall retailer, which was marketed as goth but really just a mill for oversized jeans, random spiked stuff and “Mean people suck” patches. Lately though they’ve had some cool stuff. (See their offerings of skinny jeans and pants if you don’t believe me.)

Sadly, the Perez Hilton for Hot Topic line is not one of them. The 17-item line includes “Gossip Gangstar” tanks, pins and bracelets. There’s also a girlie-looking journal with a skull logo and flip-flips with a gun pattern. Like any other celeb-fronted products, pretty much everything has a prominently placed logo on it, from the gun-shaped zipper pulls to the striped knee socks.

Like some of his rantings on his website, the designs are amusing but also pretty juvenile. If you have a young teen or tween in your family, you might find something that would make a cute gift (the journal comes with stickers), but (sorry P-Nasty) I don’t know who else would want to wear this stuff.

Crowned skull hoodie, $44-$46



Gossip Gangstar tank, $22-$24



Gossip Gangstar four-pack of bracelets, $8