Canadian twin-brother fashion designers Dean and Dan Caten have presented sketches of a quirky Mini concept car that will be uncovered at the 2011 Life Ball - a huge charity event held in Vienna and attended by a glut of celebrities.
The brothers, better known as DSQUARED², reckon the once-off Mini, which will be auctioned off for HIV/AIDS proceeds, is a must-have for fashionable men.
Dean and Dan have been longing to design a Mini Cooper S in their very own style for ages now and are naturally thrilled with this latest assignment, dropping comments like: “If we were a car, it would be rugged and robust. Our Mini 'Red Mudder' is an accurate reflection of that.
“With the maple leaf on both doors and the DSQUARED² logo on the front shield and wheels, this is unmistakably our style.”
It is a rather rugged-looking Mini, with bull bars adorning the black bumper, headlight and window guards, bold wheels and enough spot lights to make the folk at Eskom blush.
In recent years, designers such as Agent Provocateur, Donatella Versace, Diesel, Missoni and Gianfranco Ferré have stepped up to the drawing board and designed a Mini for the Life Ball.
The 19th Life Ball will be held in Vienna on 21 May and, as ever, will draw in celebrities from around the globe.