The show was a grand finale to Luxsure’s men’s fashion line-up. Thom Browne unveiled his spring/summer 2014 collection at the military academy (a fitting setting). Known for his extraordinary talent for staging, the American once again did not disappoint.
Thom Browne’s main inspiration for this season is obvious: the military world, so it’s no coincidence that this show looks so much like a military parade.
With gold buttons and sailor tattoos, Thom Browne revisits the men’s wardrobe by taking a very masculine theme and adding a certain dose of genial humor. The skirts that are so dear to Thom Browne’s heart are even adorned with tulle and frills, without emasculating the man. Gold-embroidered military caps are also legion (pun intended). All the trappings of the military are here celebrated and reinterpreted (aviator goggles de rigueur).
Thom Browne isn’t afraid to make his models wear heels (as Walter Van Beirendonck did last season), and the finale is a celebration of the designer’s play between feminine and masculine (the coats look like dresses).
A military theme might have evoked war, yet it’s peace that Thom Browne celebrates with the hanging of a white flag to the sound of the Marseillaise and a finale on “All You Need Is Love”.
Thom Browne’s Spring/Summer 2014 collection was embodied by: Nick Heymann, Nicolas Ripoll, Benoni Loos, Dimitrij Vysolokyan, Aiden Andrews, Corentin Renault, Nick Offord and Pascal Bonvie.
Photographs courtesy of Thom Browne/FashionGPS
Mary Yasmine Arrouche
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