Tseng Kwong Chi, “Keith Haring in subway car (New York)” (circa 1983), © Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc. Art © Keith Haring Foundation Deemed an artist of the people for his hugely...
What does it mean to be a poet in 2019? It’s an art form tormented with the sense of feeling outdated in today’s entertainment climate, where people prefer blistering bass lines and...
Away from the polish, sparkle and glamour, Jonathan Anderson has been carving out a luxury niche of his own since September 2013 when he was appointed the creative director of Loewe. Not every upper...
Look outside – this is your cue to pull out the silk babydoll slips and hip slung jeans for the rooftop cocktails and park picnics practically lining themselves up. While the urge to simply be...
The Artist is Present at the Yuz Museum in Shanghai; Maurizio Catelan, Untitled, 2018, courtesy of the artist If you happen to be scrolling down Alessandro Michele’s Instagram, you would be...
Fjura It’s that time of year, the wisteria and blossom are out in force and the skies are getting (we hope) progressively bluer. The annual Chelsea Flower Show opens to the public, after the press...
What do Béatrice Dalle, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and witches have in common? Dalle might say it’s the mark on their earlobes. Anthony Vaccarello, Saint Laurent’s creative director, says...
Dior’s gallery reign isn’t letting up anytime soon. On both sides of the Atlantic, masses have travelled from near and far to attend giant retrospectives on the esteemed Parisian house....
Verka Serduchka in 2007 You’ve got your Berghain sex demons hailing from Iceland, a Greek ethereal fantasy à la Alice in Wonderland, the Beyoncé-esque pop diva and her latex reveal from Cyprus,...
More often than not, on-screen depictions of queer Britain are barricaded within the four walls of a nightclub. Think back to Queer as Folk, the late night queer universe from the mind of Russell T....
All I Want to Be, a photobook by Thomas Kluyver Coachella, Glastonbury or Tomorrowland? Actually, we like to consider ourselves a bit more cultural over here at Ten Towers – or at least this week....
White for purity and blue for peace, red for luck and soft pink for love… Colour theory can get as spiritual as your daily horoscope, so it makes sense to ask the queen of zodiac to choose your...
Ever wondered what are the tunes blasting out of Alessandro Michele’s speakers at the Gucci atelier in Milan? Is it the latest Florence + The Machine album? Or perhaps a Monteverdi opera? Just...
Let’s not beat around the bush – Camp: Notes on Fashion is the undoubtable winner of the (made-up) award for exhibition of the month, perhaps even the whole year. With a stellar Met Ball pink...
top by James Davison Studio, jeans by Vetements, boots by Miu Miu Celia Hempton’s working day always starts with breakfast – “A really good one,” emphasises the 37-year-old British artist. It...
It all started with a temporary exhibition in a gutted Victorian two-story terraced house round the back of Peckham’s Copeland Park in 2016. Coinciding with Frieze week, in the dilapidated building...
Usually, the Central Saint Martins success stories begin when the brightest talents pierce into the fashion realm during graduation season. Though for Fashion Communication and Promotion students...
Armani Teatro 2001 – Courtesy of Giorgio Armani Getting out of bed without waking the other person up. Finding the perfect pair of jeans. Surviving a morning commute without getting a sweat...
‘The Mannequin’ is a new play written and directed by Sam Kindon and presented by Das Stück theatre company. It is currently being previewed at King’s College in London (April 26th and 27th)...
3.55 by Chanel No one can deny the power of an image: if a photo is worth a thousand words, then moving image is worth a million. But how many words is an hour of conversation worth? If the new-found...
Modigliani only showed his paintings once in London while he was alive. There was a show at the Mansard Gallery in 1919. There was a big wicker basket of his drawings for sale; they were sold for 1...
Whether you’re a Halloween queen, a full-time drag queen or just someone who loves to dabble in the act of temporary changing your locks – you oughta know who Tomihiro Kono is. Once a...
Your latest fashion-forward fix isn’t something you wear… you might sit on it though! Starting from today, the fairgrounds of Rho Fiera in Milan will be filled with visitors from over 180...
“Sometimes I think she’s fit. Sometimes I think she’s a bit of a slag.” My ears tingle at the word “slag”. Two young men, about my age, dressed in tight tracksuits and baseball caps, are...
Maria Grazia Chiuri loves a good boogie, doesn’t she? Though you won’t find the Dior creative director doing any of the Fortnite dances anytime soon, she prefers something a little more...
When she coined the term “gender performativity” in 1990, philosopher Judith Butler clearly anticipated the move towards understanding the social conditioning of sex. At the time, the...
The phenomenon of designers lifting the work of artists, both dead and alive, has been part of the fashion norm for decades. There’s the Mondrian dress by YSL, the Basquiat x Comme des Garçons...
Toys are us. Whatever your age, gender, or ethnicity – each of us has an object that we will forever associate with the days of our childhood. Whether it’s a rock or a majestic Barbie castle,...
It’s one thing to be a highly sought after name in the art world. But when Silvia Venturini Fendi calls upon you to turn your hand to Fendi menswear staples – you know you’re good. Living in...
Buck Ellison at The Sunday Painter Yes we’re aware that it’s already half way to payday and those ‘April’ showers have already hit, but we’d hardly want you spending your precious evenings...
If today is supposed to be all about celebrating powerful women, we can’t go without mentioning a person that helped modernise the face of fashion with her work and incredibly personality....
Every day is women’s day if you ask us, but according to the calendar – it’s tomorrow, March 8th that is known as International Women’s Day. Originally a Russian women’s...
“I made a career out of people-watching,” Martin Parr exclaims as he leads a bunch of excited journos through the space of National Portrait Gallery in London, all clad in big prints of...
In the wall art section of IKEA there are soft-focus scenes of Paris, there’s James Dean and Marilyn Monroe, and there’s a rope bridge in a misty forest. There’s a celebration of...
“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life.” Entering the madness of Paris Fashion Week, an existential crisis is just around the...
Amidst the chaos of London Fashion Week, the Phoebe English presentation is always a moment to halt, take a breather, and reflect on why we endure this carnage one season after the next; the romance...
A tactile bunch of pastel flowers weeps, heavy in their collective last gasps of life. Arranged in a clear vase and placed in a clear vase and placed in front of a pink silk-satin backdrop, puckered...
‘Eolophus (Hallstattpiece)’ by Elke Sada “See me with them hands,” Tatianna recited on RuPaul’s Drag Race in her now iconic spoken word piece. Was she talking about a craft? In a way, yes....
© Richard Haughton In many ways, Kenzo Takada was way ahead of his time. The Japanese-born designer redefined European fashion of 1970s with his colourful prints, floral cotton dresses and an easy,...
Deep in the heart of the Victoria and Albert Museum, in London’s Knightsbridge, is the conservation room. A vast, light- filled hangar, it is crowded with mannequins dressed in Dior couture,...
Coco Capitán x Daelim Museum If the world is an oyster then Gucci is responsible for finding the shiniest pearls out there. As part of their ongoing Gucci Place project, the Italian house is...
Hanna Moon, Heejin in Seamen’s Hall, 2018 © Hanna Moon, Somerset House Only us foreigners know that feeling of coming to London for the first time and experiencing the unique mix of emotions,...
Photograph by Jamie Morgan Calling Grace Wales Bonner a fashion designer wouldn’t just be an understatement, but also incorrect. The clothes she designs are just the outcome of a long process...
While growing up back home in Croatia, I always had one particular book on my bedside table. It was a children’s geographical encyclopedia – this massive (or maybe I was just little?) book...
According to the much-trusted statistic website statista.com, there were over 1.5 million visitors that paid visit to the Stonehenge monument in 2017. And judging by the ascending trajectory of the...
I promise, this story was not sponsored by SkyScanner but just in case you make a decision of booking a plane ticket for Florence by the time you end up reading this – don’t blame it on Ten....
Firstly, we’re here to wish you an amazing 2019 – hope it’s even better than the last one! It’s a New Year celebration of all things British as streetwear label SCRT collaborates...
