Thom Browne Fall 2024 Couture: Welcome to the Olympic Games
With Browne’s second Couture collection.
It was only natural that during the Haute Couture week in Paris, some luxury houses and designers would nod to the upcoming Summer Olympic Games held in Paris. Thom Browne did just that, moving beyond what one would typically expect from their wares.
Gray flannel is the foundation of Browne’s designs but here beige muslin takes center stage in a collection that experiments with a broader range of silhouettes from supersized peacoats with panels of fuzzy horsehair embroideries to body-skimming dresses that were partially embroidered with anatomical features such as abdominal muscles or dense laurel leaves.
Those laurel leaves were a reference to the Olympics - an event that begins later this much, much to the excitement to many.
Browne’s sport references stretched from the discus throwers of ancient Greece, which appeared on the dazzling finale blazers in bronze, silver and gold, to modern-day running cleats tacked to the bottom of radical heels with voided-out platform soles.
Ever the groundbreaker, Browne went beyond the realms of Couture with gilded headpieces. His footwear was fit to match thanks to a mix of avant-garde and athletic, with gilded, deconstructed takes on the classic cleat.
While teams will be in their own specially designed outfits - it will be hard to imagine an Olympics without seeing this collection everywhere. Spectators please deliver!
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