September 10, 2014

"Every time we’ve gone to one of his shows, it was clear we were seeing the result of one little obsession that’s been gnawing away at Thom Browne’s brain for the last 6 months..."

"... whether it’s nuns, Victorian dolls, or in this case, a twisted garden party."
And it’s clear he wouldn’t have been able to rest until he explored every weird angle of the subject and got it out of his system so he can move onto the next obsession. You’re not going to see these exact clothes on the rack, certainly. But you’ll see far more wearable versions playing on these same themes.
Tom and Lorenzo explain Thom Browne, and, more generally, fashion shows. I'm linking to this because of that, because the stuff is quite hilarious, and because: men in shorts.

(And yes, I know somebody somewhere wrote an essay about men in shorts recently. Please stop emailing me about it. Nothing amusing or interesting was said, I declare with my 10 years of experience denouncing — and otherwise judging — the men in their short pants.)

15 comments:

rehajm said...

This being a Spring collection, Browne breaches accepted Memorial Day to Labor Day protocol with his green seersucker lawn mowing ensemble.

For those of us North of the Sweet Tea Line, anyways.

Or perhaps he believes my lawn won't need mowing before then?

Anonymous said...

His menswear collection is far better (if you are looking for a laugh).

Ann Althouse said...

Yeah, I could see actually wearing some of the women's things, like the melting-colors coat.

HoodlumDoodlum said...

I liked the mulit-melty-coat too, minus the giant see-through saucer black hat deal. It was interesting at least. The "attach some feathers to it" coats didn't really work.

The first group of 6 smaller pictures show that at least part of his current obsession was the silhouette of an old floor lamp.

Roy Lofquist said...

In re shorts - you Eskimos should spend a summer in Arizona or Florida. Walk a mile in my shoes as they say.

traditionalguy said...

Clowns are entertainment...in fact the center of attention everywhere they go.

So this designer must sell everything he does to the rich girls with sugar daddies.

Sam L. said...

Good to see full-on nuttiness this late in the season!

Andrew said...

People who design clothing like this don't respect people and people that wear it don't respect themselves.

That said, I do like seersucker, but the trend today in men's suits is high rise pants and short jackets. I guess men are supposed to dress like Ellen DeGeneres.

The Crack Emcee said...

"Every time we’ve gone to one of his shows, it was clear we were seeing the result of one little obsession that’s been gnawing away at Thom Browne’s brain for the last 6 months, whether it’s nuns, Victorian dolls, or in this case, a twisted garden party."

"We don't even THINK about race!"

Valentine Smith said...

Awww, it's all so precious just precious. Especially the H in tHom.

Richard Dolan said...

Loved the hats. Especially the coneheads. Must be the French influence.

FullMoon said...



Say, anybody here take any a' those Owsly orange tabs back in the early '70s?

Drago said...

Blacks invented the silent "h" in Thom.

rastajenk said...

It's little wonder the models never smile.

tim maguire said...

I get that these clothes are mot meant to be sold in stores, it's not a failure that nobody would actually wear most of this.

But then, why? What are fashion shows for? Why do prominent designers put so much energy into them?