behind the scenes of the couture 2024 collection
paris, june 2024
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the toile as the source text…
the toile as the final garment…
the work-in-progress becomes the final work…
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the thom browne atelier reimagines the silhouette in natural, untreated muslin with extraordinary detail. intricate handwork reveals the beauty in the process—meticulous, rigorous, meditative.Â
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heritage techniques realized without compromise…
canvasing and cross-stitching, usually hidden, now exposed…
classic ideas, reconceptualized…
frayed horsehair tweed hand painted in red, white, and navy…
bold asymmetrical strokes…
texture upon texture upon texture…
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hundreds of micro bugle beads…
hand stitched with ultra-fine bouillon thread…
veins and muscles in red, white, navy…
a tribute to the vigor of an athlete’s anatomy…Â
wooden knitting needles shuffle between swift hands…
muslin wire yarn, handmade in house with a honeycomb stitch…
airy, ethereal, and all consuming…
a soft, oversized cardigan…
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hand-embroidered grecian athletes…
stitched onto sheer tulle…
attentively cut and appliquéd…
rearranged like a constellation…
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a gilded button-and-loop silhouette…
saturated in filigree and bugle beads…
swarovski crystals and seed beads…
flowers, stems, and twisted gold bullion…
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a painterly approach to embroidery…
abstract, organic…
following the curves of the body…
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tailoring deconstructed and animated…
grid mesh embroidery…
organza and silk satin ribbons…
panels of gathered muslin…
carefully arranged into cascading tiers…
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layers upon layers of muslin…
sliced and fashioned into a bolero jacket
rolled and appliquéd onto a corset dress…Â
raw edges become the focal point…Â
the unfinished becomes the finished
