Ten-C..... by Shaun Dangerfield

"Ten c, The Emperors New Clothes, introduces the forever collection. The original fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen tells of looking beyond what you are told to see and to value what is truly there. The ability too see past the fashion media barrage is a new interpretation of the original fairy tale.

Ten c. Seven pieces that wear no labels either inside or out. They ask to be loved for what they are. Pieces that last forever. These timeless and iconic jackets are created to live and age with you, and the incredible Japanese jersey will, with time, mould itself almost imperceptibly to you."

I couldn't be more impressed with this jacket, the Ten-C Snow Smock. 

From the belt to the Japanese fabric I'm not going to lie to you it just makes me wet.... in a good way.
Designed by Alessandro Pungetti and Paul Harvey (Former Stone Island & CP Company) who have put forward a clothing range with no labels (just model tags) that will continuously run in design, you choose your desired jacket, colour and size and love it for a lifetime. Sounds good to me.
The material is a knitted nylon/polyester micro fibre that is designed to follow the shape of your body and age with you, it's a beautiful material and the only material they use in any of the outerwear they produce.
You can buy various inners and hood liners that button in which is a great feature as the jacket can be worn all year round, this is the spring summer 2013 collection snow smock and comes with all inner buttons ready for winter should I want to buy an inner.

Ideas From Massimo Osti.... by Shaun Dangerfield

I've picked up a few coffee table book's of late but none as big or as good as this beast.
It was an easy selection for me this book, spending so much time of my growing up saving among other thing's to get whatever I craved week by week from labels that Massimo Osti had his magical hands involved in.
You talk about technical outerwear and innovation and most men who know their onions will pull his name out first, there are plenty of tech labels but none for me come close to what he created.
Dated ? maybe, and very debatable but if anything reading through this book has pegged me back a few years and that craving came back for a good few hours while gazing at each page with youthful memory.

I know it's just a passing phase as time move's on but the sight of a Mille Miglia with a hinged watchviewer still make's me do a double take, I've lost count of all the C.P Company and S.I that has revolved through my wardrobes over the years, and the endless amount of Left Hand and Boneville, Massimo Osti and all the various off shot labels that come with it so to open this up and see it all archived was great reading.
I've added a few photo's from the book and I think it's the perfect post to celebrate 150'000 views, enjoy....