Thom Browne
Designer: Thom Browne

• “No one has to worry that Browne is going mainstream. … As soon as guests walked into a Chelsea loft, they knew they were seeing something unusual: Blindfolded male models with their hands and feet tied in blood-red strips of fabric lay on metal beds alongside the catwalk. Scattered around the scene were full-size evergreen trees and faux snow, and the music sounded as if it were being played in a haunted cathedral. And when the guests were leaving, they were buzzing that they’d seen the show closest to couture that New York has offered in many years.” [AP]
• “While not exactly ready for stepping straight off the runway and onto Pennsylvania Avenue, the clothes demand your full attention–and interpretation.” [fashionologie]
• “Capitalizing on his Michelle Obama inaugural moment, Thom Browne grabbed the spotlight on Monday evening with a grand, jaw-dropping collection that was so ambitious in scale it seemed to be his bid for entrée into the pantheon of great designers.” [On The Runway/The New York Times]
• “He delivered with his usual theatrical runway presentation that showed off his construction skills with over-the top creations, which, while costumey to the nth degree, were at once romantic and slightly disturbing. … e the commercial value was not always clear, the elaborate workmanship was impressive for what’s emerging as something of a Thom Browne moment.” [WWD]