Sneakerphiles: Nylon has a first look at the latest Jack Purcell for Converse campaign. It was shot by Todd Selby and features some really cool kids. {Nylon} Look How Far They’ve Come: Refinery29 went back into the archives and dug up the very first posts from some of our favorite indie fashion bloggers. Tavi, Bryanboy Read more →
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 →
With every designer from Roland Mouret to Carlos Miele entering the menswear market, you’d assume it’s one area that’s seemingly recession proof, or at least suffering on a smaller scale. It looks like that may not be the case. If Men’s Vogue going under wasn’t the first indication of trouble on the menswear home front Read more →
“Biologists term this Peter Pan state neoteny. Fashion calls it the new look for fall.” –Guy Trebay in The New York Times on Thom Browne vs. Tom Ford, and fashion in general.
A very well dressed man stepped in front of us while we were walking to the subway last night. He wore a fitted suit, cropped and cuffed trousers and black loafers with grey socks. Then we noticed he’d folded his scarf to display a huge “THOM BROWNE” label across his back. We were surprised that Read more →
We didn’t say much about men’s fashion week, not because we don’t care, but because some things are best left to the Sartorialist. (And because we aren’t really taking Miuccia’s man-skirts seriously). But we just clicked through Paul Smith’s A/W ’08 show and realized that we’ve been sort of missing out. An English dandy meets Read more →
Today in Women’s Wear Daily, reporter Whitney Beckett goes “undercover” to test out how Thom Browne is being sold to Brooks Brothers’ customers. (I should confess now that Whitney and I were partners in crime at Duke, so her new extracurric intrigues me, but also: How does a groomed Texas blonde go “undercover” at Brooks Read more →
We hear the Club Monaco ads were shot this weekend, and guess what? According to our sources, their entire collection is skinny little suits with slim cropped pants or long skinny shorts for the bottoms. The whole thing is so very Thom Browne, which is exciting for fashion-forward boys – and also presumably for Mr. Read more →
We would wear everything – everything! – that Proenza Schouler sent down the runway tonight, but that’s not the point. Looking at the waists cinched like Samurai, the front buttons, the feathered mini-dresses with bald-eagle necklines, and the giant British police hats topping each girl like a custom-made chess piece, we realized one big thing: Read more →
Thom Browne may be the only menswear designer whose show grabs you with his creativity, and keeps you with his technical prowess. After doing presentations in ice rinks, movie theatres, and concert venues, Thom actually chose to stage a real show – sort of. He brought the beach to Manhattan with a sand strewn boardwalk Read more →
Here’s a fun bit of runway news for you Thom Browne fans: Despite the fact that it’s the Spring/ Summer ’08 collections, Thom’s Thursday show is made of over 70% wool. His lightweight merino comes from Australia, as does his show money: This year’s sponsor is Australian Wool Innovation, a group that supports Oz sheep Read more →
