He has been invited by French fashion’s governing body to present an haute couture show in Paris, a rare honour, and is the chair of the Council of Fashion Designers America, a role previously held by Tom Ford and Diane von Fürstenberg, given the task of overseeing New York fashion week and guiding the careers of young designers.
Browne, like fellow New York grandee Marc Jacobs, sees fashion as a mind-altering substance and delights in ripping up the commercially minded rulebook of American fashion.
“Our classic grey suit has been around for 25 years, and while it never gets old for us, to see Doechii embrace it and contextualise it for a new generation was incredible,” said Browne at this show.
Every man who wears his trousers slightly cropped, so that a flash of sock is visible above his shoes, owes his look to Browne, who has based his career on the deliberately awkward proportions of the grey suits he has been selling since 2001.
Thom Browne has said that if one of his catwalk shows receives only positive reviews, he worries he has played it too safe.
