When cars meet fashion: 10 stylish collaborations

Citroen 2CV6 Special by Hermes In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Citroen 2CV in 2008, French fashion brand and leather specialist Hermès took the iconic ‘tin snail’ and treated a 1989 2CV6 Special model to a luxurious –&

Hermes Citroen 2CV6 Special

Paul Smith Mini Rover collaborated with fashion designer Paul Smith in 1998 to create the limited-edition Paul Smith Mini. This wasn’t a cynical stickers-and-paint special, though; Smith’s influence could be seen in the attention to

AMC Gremlin Levi’s edition In what was perhaps the most comprehensive tie-up between a fashion brand and a car manufacturer, the American Motor Corporation joined forces with Levi’s in 1973 to create a thoroughly blue version of its

AMC Gremlin Levi’s edition

Caterham Seven Harrods special edition In 2016, London department store Harrods began offering its customers a bespoke version of the Caterham Seven 420S, with ‘almost infinite’ personalisation options. A Harrods special edition was

Caterham Seven Harrods special edition

Mercedes S-Class Coupe – Swarovski headlights With luxury cars, the devil is in the detail. Mercedes knows this well – its options lists are famously in-depth, with everything from Burmester stereos to night vision making

Maserati/Ermenegildo Zegna Italy is known for high fashion and fast cars and the two worlds have collided on a few occasions. Perhaps the most successful is Maserati’s tie-up with Ermenegildo Zegna – the fashion brand’s silks a

Maserati Quattroporte GranLusso with Ermenegildo Zegna silk trim

Fiat 500 by Gucci Few cars have been sold in as many special-edition forms as the Fiat 500. Predictably, a number of these have been in conjunction with Italian brands, including Diesel, Riva and Ferrari. One of the most well-execut

DS 3 Ines de la Fressange Yves Saint Laurent, Orla Kiely, BRM Chronographes, Benefit; the list of famous brands and designers that have lent their name to limited-run versions of the DS 3 (and its Citroen DS3 predecessor) is longer

BMW i3 Mr Porter High-end online fashion retailer Mr. Porter helped BMW make a special version of its i3 EV. The limited-edition car was launched in 2016 and was intended to be ‘reminiscent of the classic tuxedo’ – something evidenc

Smart forjeremy Yes, those are wings on the back of a Smart! Fashion designer Jeremy Scott was let loose on the EV version of the ForTwo in 2012. Famous for his use of a wing motif across his fashion designs, Scott didn’t hold back

Smart forjeremy