Thom Browne
Thom Browne
Thom Browne is an American fashion designer. He is the founder and head of design for Thom Browne, a New York City-based menswear and womenswear brand. Browne debuted his womenswear collection in 2003...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFashion Designer
Date of Birth19 April 1965
CityAllentown, PA
CountryUnited States of America
I've always been drawn to the American style in the late '50s and '60s.
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My dad was an attorney. The last thing he ever thought about was clothes, and yet somehow he always looked good.
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While I think men in general should not fuss over how they look, I do feel as though they should make more an effort to find a way to look good in their own individual, but natural way. I think it's a shame that it's become acceptable to wear jeans and a T-shirt to any place and function.
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I come from a family of bankers and lawyers, and they joked that they can't believe I'm the one that gets to go to the White House.
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I always like playing with some sort of typical convention or idea and turning it over.
moving thinking people
As a designer, I'm supposed to be provoking people's reactions, and getting people to see things differently. I think more of us should be doing this. Because yeah, maybe guys are not gonna want to wear my stuff, but they'll think that they can maybe wear something a little bit more than what they've been wearing. That's the only way things move forward.
thinking together too-much
The most uninteresting thing for me is when somebody thinks too much about how they put themselves together.
men thinking perfection
Men shouldn’t try too hard, or think about what they wear too much. I like when there’s something about a look that throws it off a little – perfection is really imperfect.
simple men cities
Every man should own a navy cashmere jacket with gold buttons, a grey suit, black shoes shoes for the city, brown shoes for elsewhere. Everything else should be simple and really well made.
thinking saws suits
If you saw me every day, you would actually think I am wearing the exact same gray suit,
design important true-to-yourself
It is so important to be really true to yourself in design, and I am.
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I don’t understand why everybody thinks that dressing casually is so much more comfortable. I’m as comfortable in a suit as I am in anything else.
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If you’re constantly open to inspiration, it will come to you. The worst thing a man can do is pressure himself into an idea.
jeans t-shirt shirts
I feel like jeans and a T-shirt have become Establishment. Everyone’s dressed down. So actually putting on a jacket is the anti-Establishment stance.