I tried this slim panel stripe blazer on At DSM. I would def rock it if I can save up/pawn off some garmz and if the discount is steep enough. Though I might have to cop it a year down the line on the secondary market.
Statistics: Posted by freddy — Sun May 29, 2016 9:27 pm
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Statistics: Posted by LelandJ — Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:36 pm
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Why or why not?
Statistics: Posted by vgtbls — Wed Jan 06, 2016 7:13 pm
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i like it!
Statistics: Posted by vgtbls — Wed Jan 06, 2016 3:22 pm
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Two questions from this?
[*] EDIT: Chloe Wheatcroft
[*] That second suit fabric, where can I get me some of that neppy sharkskin?
Statistics: Posted by MxmHrpr — Wed Jan 06, 2016 2:32 pm
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()You know if any of you NY'ers want to cop me some discount stuff in TB2..
Whilst we're here what are the best Thom forums/blogs online? Thom fans seem to be so far and few in most online forums but somehow co-ordinate into an Army.
Statistics: Posted by MxmHrpr — Tue Nov 11, 2014 12:56 pm
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when it comes to proper tailoring thom has absolutely changed the way people look at breaks on suits and trousers.
i really want to buy this shirt for bartending
Statistics: Posted by can- — Tue Nov 11, 2014 12:10 pm
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TB has done an outstanding job of latching onto the whole "men's uniform" thing. He caught the perfect wave(this is back in 2007 or so) where men were a) looking to rediscover suiting, b) trying to "redefine" masculinity, c) were germinating the whole #menswear thing. Before him, sure things were getting slimmer, but he really took it to its logical end, and made suiting cool and haute. Before this, there were nice suits, but they weren't high end fashion suits (outside of some weird Chris Tucker-esque alligator one). He made being a square cool.
I think that's what appeals to me. It's simultaneously an homage and a dismissal of the past, it's Paul Auster's NYC, where men drank martinis and read the newspaper in the evening, mixed with a bizarro prep school from Omicron Persei VIII. A lot of Thom's inspirations come from places which we think of as being conservative or establishment: the military, the Amish, the office.
And then of course there's the quality. It's funny but now I think the whole "everything has to be full canvas or I'd just DIE" is kind of wearing thin. TB really led (or led the fashion rediscovery of) high quality mens suitting. He engaged Martin Greenfield for a long time to make his clothing. His clothes, as I said in another post, are extremely luxurious -- if you didn't think an oxford shirt could be luscious and beautiful, try on a TB one. His suitting is actually very comfortable. He does an amazing job of shrinking stuff but making sure there's room where there needs to be. It's actually I think a sign of skill -- great designers can create crazy proportions while not simply just cutting off circulation to the wearer.
TB practically invented the damn ankle thing. All of the stuff that you see now in streetwear, the tight rolls, the cuffed jeans, all that shit came out because some tiny man in nyc made tiny suits. The fact that we even talk about break at all is because of him.
Statistics: Posted by teck — Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:31 am
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- Because it fits so weirdly, it loses some of it's formality, which is appealing to people who don't have lifestyles that call for formality
- The idea of being an iconic insider; to most people you look ridiculous but people in the know know why you look ridiculous
- The ridiculous aesthetic removes normal suit associations of tradition, business etc and wearing it sends a sort of subversive message about these things
Statistics: Posted by bels — Tue Nov 11, 2014 3:36 am
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Would anyone who appreciates or likes it care to explain why they do? Is it the idea of Thom Browne that people like, or the actual look, or both? You don't have to prove anything to me of course, but it would be cool to understand. Sorry if this comes off a bit hostile.
Statistics: Posted by yoyobeat — Mon Nov 10, 2014 11:10 pm
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