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women's spring 2023 collection

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cindy... charming... and somebody's lost their shoe...

women's spring 2023 collection

 

palais garnier, paris

october 3, 2022

 

 

at the stroke of midnight, in the grand foyer of the palais garnier,

a seven-foot tall sparkling shoe sits alone.

 

twenty grand silk taffeta opera coats take center stage in a

fluttering flurry. tiered, gathered, and pleated—emblazoned

with varsity numbers and tipped with grosgrain silk. in saddle

shoes that match the gowns, it is a procession in hundreds of

color combinations.

 

oh… if only the shoe belonged to one of us…

 

the crowd disperses leaving only one. a mystery in white tulle…

she wisps toward the shoe.

 

maybe… it could be me…

cindy...charming...and somebody's lost their shoe...
cindy...charming...and somebody's lost their shoe...
cindy...charming...and somebody's lost their shoe...

in half-draped silk taffeta polka dot dresses and rocker wedge saddle shoes,

her stepmother and stepsisters stomp…stomp…stomp in, wearing broad-

shouldered oxford tailoring and birdcage veils. corseted in a tuxedo trompe

l'oeil crop jacket, their cat lucifer prances past in a satin mini skirt and silk

duchess jacket festooned with satin ribbon yarn-ball embroidery.

 

the group of twenty returns, now revealing truly american oxford fabrics.

 

elongated, oversized, and cropped tailoring, detailed with carefully arranged

intarsia polka dots, in preppy, child-like color combinations.

 

intarsia polka dots…

only in thom browne’s world…

 

 

the lining is silk-twill, in complementary polka dot patterns…that are not

always so complementary.

 

dropped waists, cropped shirts, and high-waisted underpinnings meet

elegant proportions, roped shoulders, and platform saddle shoes. beneath

the tailoring, smocked tulle bodysuits add mystery to the body and fantasy

to the world.

 

cindy...charming...and somebody's lost their shoe...
cindy...charming...and somebody's lost their shoe...
cindy...charming...and somebody's lost their shoe...

five spry little mice in flared, off-the-shoulder mini dresses punctuated by

embroidered bows, tread lightly in taffeta mary jane flats and pompom

fascinators. welcome the fairy godmother and her wand-wielding cortège, in

pleated poodle skirts, with silk taffeta bodysuits and hand-knit jackets with

tulle, taffeta, and satin ribbons.

 

in her carriage, a pink tulle cadillac, Cindy returns. stepping into the shoe,

she is the belle of the ball— wearing a white pleated opera coat trimmed

with gold bullion embroidery, topped with roped shoulders and finished with

navy satin tails.

 

moments later, she emerges…transformed into the most true version of herself.

 

in thom browne’s world…

all girls and all boys fit inside the shoe…

 

 

VIEW THE COLLECTION

cindy...charming...and somebody's lost their shoe...
cindy...charming...and somebody's lost their shoe...
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