There's nothing like a swish garden party to mark the beginning of summer, with your most fabulous friends swanning around your country estate sipping on top tipples. As if that wasn't incentive enough to start penning the invites, British fashion designer Giles Deacon has recently teamed up with gin-and vodka-producers Tanqueray to produce the strictly limited-edition No TEN Martini Collection. Looking utterly luxurious in a plated brass case, the collection comprises everything one needs to create the perfect martini, leaving you to worry about nothing else but entertaining your guests with your wit and charm. Inside the kit, you'll find a sumptuous silk interior printed with a signature Deacon design, as well as glasses, cocktail shaker, recipe book, stirrer, strainer and, of course, bottle of Tanqueray No 10. Deacon said of his lavish design: "I was inspired by American Airstream caravans for the silver capsule-like exterior finish of the kit. It's a combination of the classic art deco design of the bottle and retro finishing." To go on sale exclusively at Harvey Nichols mid-month, we couldn't think of a more perfect way to kickstart the heady days that lie ahead this summer season.
www.harveynichols.com / Images: Tanqueray & Giles Deacon