thom browne store

[cybercheryl]

anyone been to the new thom browne store in tribeca? its fucking amazing...especially if you like minimal 50's office spaces and shrunken pant cuffs. i'm in love...

[kumo]

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[cybercheryl]

just sleep with one of the store guys

[stadsvandringar]

Thom Browne makes some nice stuff, but it's some of the most ridiculously overpriced shit imaginable. $3,000 for a sweatshirt? What? I'd be into it if it were like 1/10 of the price (or less). I'm sure the store is nice though.

[onemancult]

the store is a work of genius, the man is a visionary,

and now we just all have to wait until others start to ape his style.

[xcoldricex]

thom browne gets thumbs down.

but his store probably looks nice.

[onemancult]

why the neg, jonas?

i think thom browne's stuff looks really, really clean and it is probably the most different-thinking if not forward-thinking thing that anyone's managed to do to the traditional suit.

i think it is all in the shortened sleeves- the shortened, tight pant hems i can do without.

[djrajio]

just sleep with one of the store guys

Haha. I laughed but only because its so true. Its officially gay Wall Street's uniform.

[onemancult]

buy, thell, buy, thell

[sufu1]

http://www.superfuture.com/city/reviews/review.cfm?id=4619

[Servo2000]

The store sounds interesting, but I'm with Coldrice on this one: just say no to Thom Brown. Mostly.

[jet]

I loathe Thom Browne. Even the spelling of his name pisses me off, you know he threw the H and E in both names for marketing, fucker. I saw a scarf at fred segal that was $2500 and I almost shat in it.

[Servo2000]

That would be a story for the grandkids, right there.

Let me tell you the tale of once when I shat in a scarf worth more than your life..."

[jet]

Omg, I think someone shat in the scarf.

/bad dane impression

[xcoldricex]

so..... when's his cereal coming out?

[soultek]

I donno, I like him from what I've seen. I have a short sleeve oxford type button down that I got massively on sale and I always get compliments on it. I suppose it's over priced though since I'd never pay full price for that, just too much..

[cybercheryl]

well, artisan prices aside. with all the mediocrity out there...the guy is a genius. i love the stuff and his aesthetic is out of this world. raise the red lantern to thom...

[mouko]

People are complaining about his prices, but like any luxury brand its part of the plan on building the brand image.

He's making customers feel like they're apart of a specific club by having such high prices. Much like streetwear brands releasing some things in extremely limited supply, he controls his clientel with prices. Even though I appreciate his quality, I cringe a lot at the prices as well. However I don't regret buying a couple of thom browne ties for 250.00, I'm completely happy with them.

While I don't think what he's doing is anything new (they're throwback 1960s silouhettes), it coming out now is a refreshing break from most menswear looks. He's a very smart business man.

[goldengloves]

I too like what Thom Browne has done with a man's suit, but 2,500 for a scarf is just damn right pompous.

[onemancult]

While I don't think what he's doing is anything new (they're throwback 1960s silouhettes), it coming out now is a refreshing break from most menswear looks. He's a very smart business man.

True, but the silhouettes are exaggerated far beyond what they were in the 60s, and that is what is interesting about his work.

PS. Update your goddamn blog, slacker!

[xcoldricex]

While I don't think what he's doing is anything new (they're throwback 1960s silouhettes), it coming out now is a refreshing break from most menswear looks. He's a very smart business man.

that's exactly what he is. and you can get a much better suit for the prices he's asking. going against the norm- yeah i'll give him that.

groundbreaking/genius and deserving of the hype surround his label? i can hem my own trousers thank you.

bleh.

that said, i've never tried one on/felt his fabrics- so my opinion doesn't carry that much weight. but i'd probably spend my money on a spencer hart suit over one of his anyday.

[mouko]

True, but the silhouettes are exaggerated far beyond what they were in the 60s, and that is what is interesting about his work.

PS. Update your goddamn blog, slacker!

Actually they aren't. High cuff pants were common in a lot of mens suits. While his suits are slightly more fitted, you can see that it isn't an extreme change. If you want to get a good idea, you should watch the classic McQueen movie Bullit, there are several shots of men in Thom Browne ish suits (jackets different colored than the pants, pants with high cuffs, slim lapels).

When I watched it recently again I realized that Thom probably got a lot of inspiration from this movie (and I see a lot of his stylings in The Graduate as well)

that's exactly what he is. and you can get a much better suit for the prices he's asking. going against the norm- yeah i'll give him that.

groundbreaking/genius and deserving of the hype surround his label? i can hem my own trousers thank you.

I certainly agree. You can get an equally stunning bespoke suit from another label. His prices start at what most guys on saville row start at.

I was really initially turned off when I found out his stuff is made in queens of all places, but you have to see his construction in person to really appreciate it. He does things I haven't seen in a lot of other companies and I think that's where the innovation lies (not just with the high hems which many customers don't even end up getting). For example, he double interfaces his ties with really high quality infacing. That's why I really like his ties, they're extremely rigid and thick.

I'd definetly recommend you heading to Bergdorfs/Barneys or the TB store and seeing his stuff in person even if you don't really like the stylings, just for the construction alone.

P.S. As for my blog, I'm currently taking a break from Parsons for about a year to do my own thing (relax, work on my own projects, intern..etc). I wasn't sure if people still read it because the comments started dying down. However, in or around Jan I will be doing a full on redesign/update for my new projects and ventures. Thanks for keeping up.

[onemancult]

Actually they aren't. High cuff pants were common in a lot of mens suits.

I was really initially turned off when I found out his stuff is made in queens of all places, but you have to see his construction in person to really appreciate it.

P.S. As for my blog, I'm currently taking a break from Parsons for about a year to do my own thing (relax, work on my own projects, intern..etc). I wasn't sure if people still read it because the comments started dying down. However, in or around Jan I will be doing a full on redesign/update for my new projects and ventures. Thanks for keeping up.

As high as the 'ideal' TB suit, IE. the length that TB himself wears? I certainly pick up on what you're talking about, and wouldn't deny that it is definitely where TB gets his inspiration from, but that difference of an inch and a half is still different enough currently to merit the attention he's getting, I think. If anything, the guy knows when to strike.

The construction really is great- don't knock Queens. You'd be surprised to find out how many retired, extremely masterful tailors, shoemakers, etc. are living in NYC.

There's a shoe shop a few minutes from my place in the Bronx that is run by an old Italian shoemaker who makes amazing leather shoes.

Good luck with all your future endeavors- your blog is actually on my Favorites,

right below the Sartorialist, and right above Hint magazine. I'll be sure to check back

in a while to see what's new.

[Servo2000]

I check it at least once or twice a week for new posts. Mouko's blog that is.

I feel like coldrice has my side of the argument more or less covered, so I'll let his post stand.

[Thorns]

Thom is from my home town. Same with Carson Kressley (shivers). I've sat behind both of the fuckers on the Bieber bus out of the city.

[jet]

Thom is from my home town. Same with Carson Kressley (shivers). I've sat behind both of the fuckers on the Bieber bus out of the city.

You should have stabbed him.

[Thorns]

haha shank him as i walk past? I seem to have an aversion to just about every fashion person from home. Including one particularly horrible project runway contestant.

[jet]

You should have at least gave him some gills on the side, so he could breathe underwater.

[Servo2000]

jet's so thoughtful these days

[jet]

Haha I got the coupon for you fuckers didn't I? If that's not sweet I don't know what is playa.