Thom Browne’s Side Show
This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.
For his menswear runway show Monday, designer Thom Browne transformed the Exit Art Gallery on West 36th Street into a striped circus tent, but the most eye-catching designs were for sideshow habitués: a suit with Siamese pants (for two, of course) in Mr. Browne’s signature gray worsted, and webbed coats and trousers paired with a masculine bonnet.
Monochrome ruled as usual, but patterns broadened to include argyles, plaids, and awning stripes. Stand-out looks included a six-pocket car coat in wool felt, and a black formal overcoat with grosgrain piping.
