THOM BROWNE

Thom Browne ’s stunted male silhouette and his otherworldly creations for women have placed him at the vanguard of New York’s fashion scene. His aesthetic and theatrical presentations has garnered Browne worldwide recognition and has led to extremely successful collaborations with Brooks Brothers and Moncler Gamme Bleu.  In 2001 Browne started his own label, believing the ubiquity of casual dressing had created a gap in the market.  In 2003 he opened his made-to-measure store in New York, quickly followed by a presentation at New York Fashion Week in 2004. In 2007 he began his collaboration with Brooks Brothers and the following year was named designer of the year by GQ. In 2013 the CFDA awarded Browne its Menswear Designer of the year Award.

Browne made an audacious move in 2011, launching a womenswear collection at New York Fashion Week. His womenswear aesthetic is as equally novel as that of his menswear, however for all of his collection’s avant-garde sensibilities Michelle Obama called upon the designer to custom make a coat dress for her husband’s second inauguration.