Thom Browne Haute Couture 2024: Let the Games Begin
Thom Browne unveiled a mesmerizing Haute Couture collection in Paris, captivating the audience with an innovative presentation. The show began at the center of the hall, where fourteen athletes dressed in summer-weight cotton tailoring competed in a game of tug-of-war, setting a dynamic tone for the event.
Fashion Press Corner / Thom Browne
6/27/2024
Overseeing the competition was the coach, clad in an elongated bal collar coat adorned with intricate bugle bead and lovebird embroidery. Beneath this, the coach wore a patch pocket sport coat and a pleated skirt in white cotton bobbinet, also embellished with bugle beads, seed beads, and lovebird motifs. The ensemble was completed with a striking whistle bag encrusted with strass, a grosgrain woven chain, and heelless heritage trainer ankle boots with muslin running spikes.
Daria Strokous graced the runway in a tailored asymmetrical stand collar dress paired with a pleated skirt train. The dress featured anatomical detailing, created with hand-appliqued pleated padding and meticulously hand-stitched micro bugle beads and thin bullion embroidery in shades of red, white, and navy. Her outfit was complemented by heritage trainer heelless knee-high boots with muslin running spikes.
Anna Cleveland stunned in a tailored mermaid hem dress with an exaggerated collar, entirely embroidered and hand-stitched with mother-of-pearl artwork and beads. The dress boasted individual flowers handmade from a combination of muslin, horsehair canvas, and crocheted yarns. She completed the look with heritage trainer heelless knee-high boots with muslin running spikes, featuring a hand-painted four-bar design.
Chol Mabior entered the arena wearing an oversized trench coat in mixed heavy muslins, adorned with check embroidery in various yarns, sequins, beads, and layers of frayed organza. Her heritage trainer heelless knee-high boots with muslin running spikes added a bold touch to the ensemble.
Mika Schneider appeared in an oversized, down-filled tailored overcoat with external deconstructed tailoring details and a custom toile lace overlay embroidered with constellations and athletes. This intricate piece, tipped in tonal tufted tulle, muslin, and bugle beads, was layered over a deconstructed tailored dress in horsehair and mixed muslins. She paired the outfit with heritage trainer heelless ankle boots with muslin running spikes.
Lulu Wood showcased an oversized nipped-waist sliced-tailoring dress in mixed heavy muslins and horsehair. The dress featured a grid-mesh panel embroidered and woven with organza and silk satin ribbons, along with a custom-painted mesh embroidered with a mixed tonal beaded check over a petticoat in gathered muslin. She wore heritage trainer heelless knee-high boots with muslin running spikes to complete the look.
Hana Soukupova closed the show in a cropped jacket with elongated sleeves, crafted from layered raw-cut muslins, tulle, and horsehair. The jacket was worn over an ankle-length corset dress appliqued with raw-cut fabric rolls in muslin, horsehair, and red, white, and navy silks. Her heritage trainer heelless ankle boots with muslin running spikes added a final touch of avant-garde elegance to the outfit.
Thom Browne's haute couture collection was a stunning display of craftsmanship, creativity, and theatricality, leaving an indelible mark on Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week.
Thom Browne Haute Couture 2024
Photos: Thom Browne
