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Published:Friday | September 17, 2021 | 12:05 AM
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SAINT model Naki Depass gets her make-up done backstage in preparation for the Thom Browne fashion show during New York Fashion Week.
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SAINT model Naki Depass gets her make-up done backstage in preparation for the Thom Browne fashion show during New York Fashion Week.
Thom Browne made his name creating men’s suits, so it came as no surprise that the men in his show came out wearing a series of grey suit elements – coats or capes, long and short, with skirts and trousers of different lengths and styles.
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Thom Browne made his name creating men’s suits, so it came as no surprise that the men in his show came out wearing a series of grey suit elements – coats or capes, long and short, with skirts and trousers of different lengths and styles.
The collection explored classic suiting – with twists like missing pieces and asymmetrical sleeves.
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The collection explored classic suiting – with twists like missing pieces and asymmetrical sleeves.
Thom Browne said he wanted to focus his Spring 2022 collection – menswear and womenswear – on American craftsmanship.
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Thom Browne said he wanted to focus his Spring 2022 collection – menswear and womenswear – on American craftsmanship.
Tami Williams wears one of the sleeveless shift-like pieces presented in the collection.
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Tami Williams wears one of the sleeveless shift-like pieces presented in the collection.
Barbra-Lee Grant walks in the Thom Browne Spring/Summer 2022 fashion show.
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Barbra-Lee Grant walks in the Thom Browne Spring/Summer 2022 fashion show.
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When designer Thom Browne left New York Fashion Week four years ago to start showing his label in Paris, it left a hole in the New York calendar. No designer tells stories with his clothes in the same way, creating fashion shows that are more like elaborate theatrical productions. Never content to simply ply his wares on a regular runway, Browne has long created complex, mystical universes, often evoking past centuries. Returning to New York this season – albeit only temporarily – he stayed true to this tradition, mounting a show that told the story of a grand old house, a magical garden and statues coming to life.