Ten C Jackets & Clothing

About Ten C clothing

Ten C was founded in 2010 by two designers who had worked together at C.P. Company. Paul Harvey had spent twelve years at Stone Island; Alessandro Pungetti had spent eight at C.P. The catalyst was a fabric Pungetti had tried to use before and been turned down on for being too difficult. The name comes from Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes, shortened to its initials, and the point of it is the same as the story's: judge the garment, not what you have been told about it. There is almost no visible branding on anything the label makes.

Ten C jackets, parkas and the Tempest Anorak

The starting point for most of the outerwear is twentieth-century military kit, and the shapes here follow it closely — the fishtail parka, the short hooded parka, the anorak. Nearly everything is cut from OJJ, which is knitted in Japan and then cut, sewn and garment-dyed by Ten C in Italy. The fabric is worth understanding before you buy: it arrives firm and slightly stiff, and it takes a few weeks of wear to break in and hold the shape of the person wearing it, the same way a raw denim jacket does. It also responds to the weather, softening in humidity and firming up when the air is dry. Down pieces such as the Icy Down Jacket use a lighter nylon rather than OJJ.

Ten C sweatshirts, T-shirts and overshirts

The names on the sweats and T-shirts are Italian and describe the cut rather than a style line, which is worth knowing when you are choosing between them. Felpa girocollo is a crew-neck sweat; felpa aperta cappuccio is a zip-through hooded one; manica corta is short sleeve. The quilted camicia imbottita is a padded overshirt, cut to work as a light layer under a parka or on its own in spring. All of them are made in Italy alongside the outerwear.

For more from the same corner of the range, see And Wander and Norse Projects, or visit us in our Manchester store.