Haute Concept

For S/S ‘07 Thom Browne continued pushing the envelope with his directional take on menswear.

A beach themed collection mixed tailored pieces with sports wear pieces. Tailored jackets were paired with board shorts.

The designer used short-sleeved suit jackets to create a new lines in the look of the outfits.

Browne made use of strong clean lines and his signature fitted shrunken silhouettes. Plaid print was used in suits and many looks included suits with cardigans and vests.

Browne designs to please himself and his pieces are for specific customers. His collections are definitely not suited to fit everyone.

This can be seen in his suits paired with extremely short shorts. We almost thought they were hot pants for guys. Shorts were so high-cut that they were hidden under jackets and capes (again…not for everyone) creating a new leg baring silhouette.

However Thom Browne does know how to cut suits and they do look good on men. This can be seen through his collaboration to Brooks Brothers to embrace a wider audience through a more toned down Browne aesthetic. Most men opt to not go full out Browne by avoiding his signature high waters but rather keeping pants from the designer hitting the shoe.

Photo credit: IMAXTREE for New York Magazine

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For Spring/Summer ‘08 Band of Outsiders presented their collection aboard a boat.

The presentation put the full focus on the clothing which consisted of tailored pieces.

The S/S ‘08 collection included many jackets paired with shorts which has been a strong trend started this past spring season.

Designer Scott Sternberg used no excess fabrics.  Silhouettes consisted on a shrunken type, slim and fitted to the body.  Ties were also narrow.

However Sternberg seemed to be able to incorporate the shrunken style without going to extremes.  This makes the pieces easier to wear by more people.

Photo credit: IMAXTREE for New York Magazine

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