New York Fashion Week: Thom Browne Spring Summer 2008 Runway Review

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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