“So you’re wearing them seriously?” my mum asks with a confused expression on her face while pointing at my neck. Around it is a single row of irregular freshwater pearls. I’ve not seen her...
Instead of asking one person to curate their world for us, for Issue 51 of 10 Men, we presented our own list of designers who we think are making menswear sexy again. While some like the instant...
Let’s be real, we’re all a tad guilty of acting too cool to care sometimes. But even if you sit on the frow with a stern jaw, with any sign of emotion visible through your eyes shielded...
Reality has never looked so unappealing. The day to day has suddenly become some sort of prolonged lucid dream, and we want out. In times like these, visual arts are vital in providing an escapist...
Has there been something in this freakish 21st-century zeitgeist, in the polluted air we breathe, that has caused the codpiece to re-emerge from the pubic shadows of yesteryear? Will a leather cover...
There are a lot of things we become connected to quite frivolously these days. The latest app, your newest Instagram crush, even the kebab shop you discovered on the way home from last week’s...
Misfits (Domestic Arrangements) by David Lock Music and dancing have always been central to the fashionable life. Think of the waltz, the tango and jive, all of which had an impact on the...
Pringle of Scotland Reissued collection, photographed by Joshua Gordon On my walk home each day I pass a corner shop which is plastered with advertisements that rotate on a regular basis. One week a...
Almost there y’all! Excited to share all the wonderful things kept on the pages of the new 10 Men, we can’t wipe the grins of our faces, just like Grace Musase on the final cover of Issue...
Consider this our contribution to your new-found obsession with colour therapy. For the third cover of Issue 51, we’ve embraced the shade of 2020 via the beauty of Kris Van Assche’s...
A true perfectionist never accepts their creativity as final. And apparently, the watchmaking hub of Louis Vuitton is full of them. One of their finest works – the Tambour timepiece – has lived...
Is there anything sexier than a man who knows how to wear jewellery the right way? Paying homage to the ultimate god of bijoux, Kim Jones dedicated his AW20 collection for Dior to the immense...
Ready or not, the next issue of 10 Men is coming your way. Launching next Tuesday, March 17th, Issue 51 is all about the meaning of sexy in the life of a modern man and its numerous interpretations,...
Are you more of a suit or a trackies kinda person? Actually, why choose when you can now have both, courtesy of Hugo and their latest capsule launching as part of their SS20 collection. Celebrating...
A rubber doll, a Cock Destroyer, and Philip Treacy walk into a bar… No this isn’t your idea of gay heaven, but the best sort of way to spend a Thursday evening courtesy of 10 Men and Tom...
When it comes to shoes, we’ve got quite a high standard to uphold here at Ten Towers, with our Editrix Sophia Neophitou being a footwear goddess of sorts. With a private collection that goes...
Amid the under-construction halls of the historical Hôtel de Coulanges in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, a new chapter in fashion history unravelled last night. Like in one of those Marvel...
Giuseppe Zanotti will disarm you with his charm even before you can squeeze in a question. As we sit down, he writes my name on a paper of his notebook and starts sketching. “I have to draw, you...
Our driver nearly lost his license getting us to the Bottega Veneta show – such is the not-to-be-missed urgency of fashion’s hottest ticket. Blink and the season’s most crucial silhouette could...
The mirrored invite was a clue to the theme of the show: “You are the star!” Versace AW20 was a brilliant tribute to selfie love. Showgoers even had to pass through an “influencer tunnel” to...
Minions. They’re like Marmite; you either love ’em or you hate ’em. Whatever your opinion is on the little yellow creatures, you’re about to see them a whole lot more. As part...
Who knew Sunday nights can be so much fun? That usual feeling of dread of heading into yet another week of madness was swapped for bobbing heads to a compilation of greatest Brit-pop hits and...
Welcome to the house of Richard Quinn, where Swarovski crystals shine bright, florals are in abundance and studded gimp masks are the new norm. It’s a wonderful, dreamy place of fashion joy, with...
A death drop, a model smeared in ketchup, man pubes… What would London Fashion Week be without Fashion East? The platform has launched so many of the designers who have gone on to define two...
Fashion corps descended upon Central Saint Martins for a snapshot of fashion’s future. CEOs, celebrities, head hunters, designers, past alumni, journalist, stylists and art directors all...
There’s never a lack of radicalism in anything Vivienne Westwood does. For her comeback onto the London Fashion Week schedule, the legendary designer hosted a protest in the form of a fashion...
Ladies, gents and everyone in between – we bring you the Chromat 2020 Olympic team. Don’t they look phenomenal? A true champion of inclusivity, founder of the Miami-based bodywear line, Becca...
No other time-machine rivals the fun and joy of Stuart Vevers’ Coach shows. Ever since being appointed as executive creative director of the American megabrand back in 2013, the British designer...
Some things in life are just a given. Roses are red, violets are blue, and Tom Ford is Hollywood’s best friend. So it makes then total sense that the all-American designer departed his slot on...
Piero D’Angelo I will go anywhere in search of what young people are thinking about fashion. I want to be surprised, eager to have my preconceptions shaken by radical innovators. But I never...
What does the modern man love? Fast cars? Ice-cold beers? How about some terrific tailoring and silky twin-sets? Dunhill are catering to most of the above with their SS20 campaign, alcohol excluded....
Unless you’ve been living under a rock over the past five or so years, you’ll be well aware we’re currently amongst a menswear revolution. The line between what’s considered...
“Everything that I date, if I’m signing something, is dated a thousand years in the future,” said Daniel Arsham to Louis Wise who interviewed him for Issue 3 of 10+ boxazine. Explaining his own...
Giuseppe Zanotti has a canny knack for celebrity collaborations. Having previously tapped JLo, Rita Ora and Zayn Malik, next up is a co-created limited-edition collection with 10 Men Issue 49 cover...
Purse first, purse first, we’re firmly heading into 2020 purse first. And it’s all thanks to Berluti. Since joining the luxury Maison as its artistic director back in 2018, Kris Van...
La Famiglia. Like hygge or flâneur, it’s an untranslatable word whose meaning extends to a cultural phenomenon dedicated to its country’s origin. Yes, la Famiglia is a family. It’s also the...
There was a Liam Hodges-shaped hole in the London schedule this season. Just across from the entrance of the Truman Brewery aka the unofficial HQ of LFWM, the designer opted to shoot a lookbook...
Everyone tackles break-ups differently. Most stay in bed and weep, others binge eat ice-cream or even write Grammy-winning songs. For Ludovic de Saint Sernin however, a relationship break-down...
To rely on a much overused expression, Emily Adam Bode offers a lifestyle. You don’t necessarily need to be interested in fashion or follow Paris Fashion Week to desire the garments she makes....
On the frow at Dunhill this afternoon sat Kano and Mike Skinner of The Streets, some of the finest musical exports to come out of Britain in the last two decades. Plonked next to them was James...
What an adventurous life the Craig Green man lives. He travels the world alone and dresses to protect himself from all the possible dangers that might come along on this trip as he picks up cultural...
The honourable spot of closing the AW20 men’s show season belonged to Paul Smith. And rightfully so – the charming master of colourful tailoring was celebrating 50 years in the business. In...
It’s pretty impressive to see the grand wave of collaborations taken to the next level. Forget about trainers or a line of sportswear, Dilan Lurr of Namacheko had something much bigger planned for...
A Jacquemus collection always leaves us longing for somewhere hot; an exotic getaway under the sun, by the sea and with sangria by the jug load. His second time showing a mammoth co-ed show was now...
Menswear doesn’t get more luxe than in the hands of Véronique Nichanian and all the artisans who help make Hermès a reality. In the case of AW20, the purity of lines allowed the excellence of...
With only one more day of Paris Fashion Week Men’s to go, it’s clear that designers have almost unanimously decided to make this world more glamorous. Prada, Louis Vuitton, Dior, and now Loewe...
Move over boys, the Wooyoungmi women have arrived. And yes, they’re as remarkably dressed as you’d imagine them to be. Designer Katie Chung looked to the streets of Seoul for the...
AW20 was a time of reflection for Olivier Rousteing. In the show notes, the designer spoke of the many questions he had growing up as an orphan in Bordeaux, one of France’s richest cities. Such...
This season, Serhat Isik and Benjamin Huseby decided to take things back in time. But like, really back, all the way to when our whole universe was just 380,000 years old. Titled Ylem after this...
Rei Kawakubo is a designer of extremes. After exploring the beauty of darkness last season, she turned to the wilderness of technicolour for AW20, exploring every colour on the spectrum and then...
