Thom Browne pushes wearability to the moon in New York fashion show inspired by The Little Prince

Chatter at New York Fashion Week is about something far from remarkable: the return of "ordinary" wearables to the catwalks rather than chasing the viral moment. But American designer Thom Browne didn't get the memo. His collection shown on Tuesday night was fantastic.
The set featured a "crashed" old-fashioned airplane and the first two models - as the voiceover said - were visitors from a new planet. One wore a padded romper while the other had spiky hair and a blazer with Browne's controversial four stripes down the arm. "richLink" data-spacefinder-type="model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement" class="dcr-11ra563"/>
The show continued with a series of male models wearing dresses accessorized with long finger and toe nails and headpieces that resembled Saturn. type="model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement" class="dcr-173mewl">
They were followed by designs using Chanel-like tweed and the voluminous shoulders of a quarterback, bubble skirts, corsets and bags in the shape of sausages. There was also – perhaps inevitably – a series of deconstructed striped shirts over jackets and wrap skirts. The final outfit was a white tulle dress and white jackets turned into a skirt.

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Thom Browne pushes wearability to the moon in New York fashion show inspired by The Little Prince

Chatter at New York Fashion Week is about something far from remarkable: the return of "ordinary" wearables to the catwalks rather than chasing the viral moment. But American designer Thom Browne didn't get the memo. His collection shown on Tuesday night was fantastic.

The set featured a "crashed" old-fashioned airplane and the first two models - as the voiceover said - were visitors from a new planet. One wore a padded romper while the other had spiky hair and a blazer with Browne's controversial four stripes down the arm. "richLink" data-spacefinder-type="model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement" class="dcr-11ra563"/>

The show continued with a series of male models wearing dresses accessorized with long finger and toe nails and headpieces that resembled Saturn. type="model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement" class="dcr-173mewl"> A model sports long nails and a Saturn-inspired headdress.

They were followed by designs using Chanel-like tweed and the voluminous shoulders of a quarterback, bubble skirts, corsets and bags in the shape of sausages. There was also – perhaps inevitably – a series of deconstructed striped shirts over jackets and wrap skirts. The final outfit was a white tulle dress and white jackets turned into a skirt.