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Tuesday January 25th, 2011

Thom Browne Men’s Fall 2011: A Versailles Dinner Fit for Kings
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Thom Browne Men’s Fall 2011: A Versailles Dinner Fit for Kings

Fashionista contributor Long Nguyen is the co-founder/style director of Flaunt.

PARIS–Having followed Thom Browne’s career since the beginning, I must admit I was a little fearful last July when for the spring season he showed one silhouette: Tightly fitted jackets and long short pants in endless permutations of fabrics. It would have been sad for men’s fashion if Mr. Brown had permanently abandoned his sense of humor, theatrics, creativity–and I would gather also his freedom–since he recently partnered with Cross Company, a Japanese apparel firm.

But this is not the case.

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Published at 12:50 PM

Thursday December 3rd, 2009

Investing in Thom Browne

It was announced this morning that the Japanese Cross Company has acquired a majority stake in Thom Browne. As beloved as Browne is by the industry, we’ve known for quite a while that he was struggling. Back in March, there were canceled orders and the possibility of bankruptcy was very real. The designer got a Read more →

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Published at 10:56 AM