Stella presents After Dark
From Ziad's previous collections

Everyone knows about Topshop's nice little number with some of London's freshest fashion talent: Designers knock up a TS diffusion line, this gets lunged on by the fashion press, which in turn gets that o-so-hip designer name out there - everyone's a winner.

Past in-store mini ranges have been created by the likes of Sophia Kokosalaki, Preen, Jonathan Saunders, Emma Cook, the list goes on...

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A discussion on international ideas exchange: The D&AD Congress opening session. 7:30pm. 16 Lower Thames St, EC3. £20. 020 7840 1127

It's time for the Grand Final of the London International Piano Competition@the RFH. 7pm. Belvedere Rd, SE1. £8 -35. 0870 401 8181 or here.

Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet goes up against Martin Fry and ABC at Royal Albert Hall, SW7. 7:30pm. £20-26. 020 7589 8212 or online.

And the concept is not only exclusive to TS girls, Topman have also got in on the act with the likes of Kim Jones working his name amongst those style savvy males.

Following in his footsteps this month is a new collection from Lebanese-born Ziad Ghanem. Think casual shapes covered in plenty of witty Ziad-esque prints.

Word is that his first collection for the mega chain almost didn't see the light of day. Ziad fell seriously ill and was checked into St Mary's hospital after a particularly heavy festive season.

Screen icon Lauren Bacall is signing at Waterstone's 311 Oxford St, W1 at noon today and in talk at NT tomorrow.

Talented lo-fi one-man show Kelley Stoltz plays at Metro. 7:30pm. 19 Oxford St, W1. £7. 0870 264 3333 or here.

Blood - from May 9 at the NT

You can't hold a good man down, so to speak, and a determined Ziad continued selecting models for his Topman campaign from the glamorous surroundings of his hospital bed still hooked up to drips, tubes an all.

Ziad Ghanem for Topman - 'Good boys go to Heaven, Bad boys go to London' - will be available from mid-April at the Top Man flagship store, Oxford Street, W1
Ziad Ghanem pieces currently available on Shotgun.tv

Stella presents After Dark

Mall Galleries's retrospective of master sculptor Michael Rizzello opens. 10am-5pm. 17 Carlton Trce, SW1. Free.

Former Stranglers frontman Hugh Cornwell is live solo at Islington Academy. 7pm. 16 Parkfield Street, N1. £15. 0870 264 3333 or here.

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