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Image: Courtesy of Thom Browne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the last 11 years Thom Browne<\/a> has shown in Paris\u2014still a rare feat for any non-French designer and a testament to his remarkable craftsmanship. But for spring summer \u201822 he returned to New York City, showing his collection as part of the official NYFW schedule this afternoon. The reason? To support his partner Andrew Bolton, the curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, whose latest exhibition \u201cIn America: A Lexicon of Fashion\u201d will open with the Met Gala this coming Monday<\/a>. \u201cI think it is so important that all American designers recognize the importance of Andrew\u2019s vision,\u201d he told <\/span>WWD<\/span><\/i><\/a> back in April. \u201cThis celebration of American fashion will be such a great showcase of the true talent that exists here in America.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It was impossible to watch the show\u2014over livestream, of course, America is still not allowing non-US citizens into the country\u2014without thinking about where Browne fits in the legacy of American fashion. The early days of his career were spent working under masters of elevated American casual: Ralph Lauren, Brooks Brothers, Club Monaco. When he eventually launched his own label in 2003, he was spurred on by the notion that a well-tailored jacket and trouser had become something of a novelty in the era of \u2018jeans and a T-shirt\u2019. He wanted to bring the lexicon of European tailoring into day-to-day American dressing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Image: Courtesy of Thom Browne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

His remarkable journey of ascent since then, one which has seen Browne establish himself as one of New York\u2019s most important designers, were helped by support of the CFDA, of whom Browne is still a member. His clothing is also inextricably linked to key moments in America\u2019s political and pop cultural history, from the inauguration dress he designed for Michelle Obama in 2012, to the opulent, red feathered gown he (and 35 members of his team) hand-crafted for Cardi B to wear at the 2019 Met Gala. Most recently there was the internet-breaking kilt-suit <\/span>Schitt\u2019s Creek<\/span><\/i> star Dan Levy wore to the 2020 Emmys, where he took home a casual four gold statues.<\/span><\/p>\n

Levy was perched front row alongside Jeremy O. Harris, MJ Rodriguez, and other stars of the New York arts scene for the spring summer \u201822 unveiling, which kicked off, naturally, with a model in a large horse mask riding a pennyfarthing bicycle down the runway. The theatricality didn\u2019t stop there. \u201cIn a grand beautiful house in the center of a beautiful garden,\u201d a narrator read over the speakers as the show began, \u201ca couple of elderly bachelors had retreated from the outside world.\u201d The garden had been long forgotten, until now. The collection itself had a remarkable narrative arc too, the slow shedding of layers from boxy floral capes through to trompe l\u2019oeil dresses printed with the chiselled abs of marble gods (Browne was reportedly influenced by the statues that fill the Met).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Image: Courtesy of Thom Browne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Browne began the show with a minute of silence for victims of the 9\/11 terrorist attacks, which took place 20 years ago to the day. It was a fitting reminder of all that New York City\u2014and the creatives that make it great\u2014have endured, and evidence that there is, perhaps, no better time to be celebrating American fashion\u2019s past, present, and future, than right now. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26240,"featured_media":34708,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[17,16],"yoast_head":"\nThom Browne Makes A Triumphant Return To New York<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"American designer Thom Browne made a triumphant return to New York Fashion Week to showcase his spring summer '22 show, ahead of partner Andrew Bolton's 'In America: A Lexicon of Fashion' Met exhibition opening.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/thom-browne-makes-a-triumphant-return-to-new-york\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" 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