Taken From Issue Two of 10+: Culture Clash de Cartier
Down into the Conciergerie we went, to a room that’s seen its fair share of drama. During the French Revolution this vast medieval hall on Île de la Cité in Paris was where aristocratic...
Down into the Conciergerie we went, to a room that’s seen its fair share of drama. During the French Revolution this vast medieval hall on Île de la Cité in Paris was where aristocratic...
Finding the perfect pair of sunnies in the height of summer is almost as difficult as deciding between a Brazillian or a Hollywood wax ahead of your August get-away. That perfect balance between...
What makes a memorable advertising campaign? Fabulous clothes? A brilliant photographer? Astounding art direction? Perfect casting? Well, as you might expect, the new Alexander McQueen campaign is a...
Vetements AW19 When I think back to Christmas Day, the thought of receiving a pair of socks was the epitome of an eye-roll. A sympathetic smile would then be thrown at the Auntie who never quite...
It’s been two months since we were first teased with the announcement of Ariana Grande’s Givenchy campaign. Left only with the swish of the singer’s full-bodied ponytail, pearly headband,...
Comme des Garçons installation by Rei Kawakubo With every goodbye comes a new hello. As much as we hate to bid farewell to the infamous Dover Street Market end-of-season sales, it feels like...
Even if you were going to imagine a match made in collaboration heaven, it would probably not be as chic or well-matched as super stylist Suzanne Koller and french label A.P.C. The current fashion...
As Karl Lagerfeld worked on his final couture collection for Chanel, 10+ was given exclusive access to the house’s normally out-of-bounds Couture ateliers to meet the premières. These four...
Since Alessandro Michele’s appointment as Gucci’s Creative Director in 2015, the brand has been living through its own period of Renaissance; a rebirth, a re-thinking of the fashion house’s...
In the world of Jonathan Anderson, nothing is what it seems. And that’s why we love the man, as his mind constantly pushing the boundaries of commercial creativity. While most designers bravely...
What’s the meaning of the “Made in Italy” label today? Since 2004, the Who Is On Next? prize founded by Altaroma and Vogue Italia has been answering the question yearly with the...
54 looks for 54 years. Last night’s Roman spectacle paid homage to the long and fruitful partnership between the late Karl Lagerfeld and Fendi. A relationship that spanned for over half a century...
Pierpaolo Piccioli refreshes the parts other designers cannot reach. His Maison Valentino shows are not just fashion happenings but emotional moments. He doesn’t just make clothes but manages to...
“I’m dead, I’m dead, I’m dead” boomed the Bauhaus track about Bella Lugosi (R.I.P). The lyrics could have been a Maison Margiela show review, (delivered by a ssuperfanin a full look, with...
The sense of community is truly what sets Marques’Almeida apart from other young brands. Although they might use the occasional hashtag from time to time, their approach isn’t about hype, focused...
“I wanted to take it up a notch” said Clare Waight Keller after her sensational Givenchy show. Her intention? “To push it to something that has more theatre.” That she did, titling the show...
Gypsy skirts, fondant tulle rainbows and playful transparencies – Giorgio Armani surprised his audience with a folksy themed Armani Prive show. The designer channeled pure prettiness into the...
A new era crystallised at the house of Chanel with the first couture show by Virginie Viard inside the Grand Palais, she built a triple story, circular library stacked with encyclopaedic volumes. It...
It was 30 Avenue Montaigne but not as we know it. The famous Dior staircase was transformed into a dark forest, thick with grey roots and trunks twisting up to the historic ateliers above. The...
Daniel Roseberry is a poetic soul. The new designer at Schiaparelli believes modern couture should be an artistic endeavour governed by the uninhibited creativity of a child. So said the charming...
Have you ever been to a fashion show which started with a proper horse race? As an amuse-bouche to her Miu Miu Cruise 2020 show, Miuccia Prada served up jockeys in silks, thundering down the verdant...
In the Rue de Moussy in Paris, there is an extraordinary room full of exquisite tailoring, piece after perfected piece is placed on mannequins. Like good jewellery, which looks as crafted on the...
Born and raised in Chicago, educated in New York, and currently based in LA, Maisie Schloss is the American designer you need to keep your eye on. The designer’s semi-eponymous label Maisie Wilen...
Although we’re supposed to be all clued up on the latest fashion phenomenons, even we sometimes have our head in the clouds when it comes to finding the signature pair of shades. The ideal...
Fashion week looks kind of cool and all… But when you’ve got seminal punk photographer Derek Ridgers shooting your collection instead of a traditional fashion week format, those cramped...
Forget running through fields of wheat, Jacquemus celebrated his 10th anniversary show in the south of France in a vast blossom of purple lavender. It was the first time the designer showed his...
This is the end of an era. To the disappointment of many, Humberto Leon and Carol Lim have departed from the house of Kenzo. Just like Kenzo Takada’s last ever show in 1999, Leon and Lim’s swan...
A true titan of fashion, Giorgio Armani has been defining the way we dress for nearly five decades. What does it take to build such a powerful global brand and what kind of wisdom has he accumulated...
What’s the one thing you can’t live without in summer? No, it’s not a vodka-soda-lime. It’s a T-shirt. Whoever you are, wherever you are: you’ll most probably be wearing a short-sleeved tee...
Who doesn’t miss the days when you could swap shoes with your mates? I can remember begging one of my closest primary school pals to let me me wear her Old Skool Vans to do some Friday...
If there was one wardrobe we’d like to raid, it would be Neneh Cherry’s. As eclectic in her musical outings as she is in her fashions, the legendary singer-songwriter is known for being...
In the era of cancel culture, whether it be in the comments of a Instagram post or via the opinion section of your favourite newspaper, the familiar bitter aftertaste of a wrongdoing begins to settle...
Don’t you hate when you spend a lot of money on a really great bag, wear it out for the first time and then see another two people carrying around the same one? Or is that just me? The notion...
The new dawn at Bottega Veneta shines brightly. The Italian brand gathered European editors to an exhibition space in Milan to show off creative director Daniel Lee’s third collection for the brand...
Before the madness of London Fashion Week Men’s commenced, the master of the chunky loafer announced his return. This coming Autumn, as Womenswear Daily reported, Patrick Cox will be back on the...
Whether you’re lounging in Mykonos or living your best life via an Ibiza weekender bender, there seems to always be room for a touch of class, whatever your holiday choice. Thankfully, Dior’s...
Once upon a time in Hollywood… Yes, these events are based on a true story. A Hollywood horror film directed by Jeremy Scott. Moschino madness. This is Spooky Couture, hear them scream. Fade in…...
As we look at the rich schedule of the rich LFWM (kicking off today), there’s something is missing. For the first time in almost a decade, Astrid Andersen isn’t showing on-schedule. Ahead of...
Later today, the Royal College of Art will be showcasing their MA class of 2019, set to (as always) be a spectral chess of 52 looks, glimpses and perspectives in motion. Having seen snippets of these...
A first glimpse of the new Giorgio Armani campaign has us all wanting to get a new cut. Gone are the sweeping curtains that once framed the iconic face of Kate Moss, now replaced with a bold block...
Are you due a digital detox? Shocked by your screen time usage and overwhelmed with the urge to get offline? Yearning to take a break from social media, delete those apps you never use and finally...
Instead of travelling to some hot tropical destination for her next summer holiday, the Fendi lady is now travelling back in time, all the way to 1980. Portraying her most determinate, elegant and...
Berlin lies on a rich fault line of art and architecture. Now, on the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Wall it also stands as an icon of rebirth and unity. And so to the German capital we went for...
It was a celebration of the best of American fashion at Alexander Wang Spring/ Summer 2020. Just like the best of music and sports spectacles, the show took place at the Rockefeller Centre on a...
Beauty, accessories, fragrance… Clothes haven’t really been the focus of the Marc Jacobs business for a while now. While many wear his couture-like dresses down the red carpets of the...
In dark times like these, it’s important to rely on people surrounding you to light up the way. This seemed to had been the guiding thought behind tonight’s Gucci Cruise 2020 show, in more way...
“Funny, smart, humble and incredibly beautiful – I cannot describe her in three words,” Olivier Rousteing tells us of his bestie Cara Delevingne. Everything you’d want to hear...
It’s been a year of celebrating Japan at Giorgio Armani, and the story has now escalated into a spectacular finale. There were subtle nods in several of his recent shows dedicated to the the rich...
Yolanda Zobel, Courrèges’ artistic director There’s a big difference between a good and a great designer. While the first one might create beautiful-looking objects, the latter makes its...
“The label is faded – I can never tell if it’s paté or if it’s giblets for the cats.” And with these words, the story of Little and Big Edie was propelled into the mainstream...
How excited would you be if you heard Peter Gene Hernandez, Elizabeth Woolridge Grant and Adam Richard Wiles have a new collab in the making, coming out this summer? Probably not a lot, unless...