behind the scenes of the couture 2024 collection
paris, june 2024
the toile as the source text…
the toile as the final garment…
the work-in-progress becomes the final work…
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.
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…
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…
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…
hand-embroidered grecian athletes…
stitched onto sheer tulle…
attentively cut and appliquéd…
rearranged like a constellation…
a gilded button-and-loop silhouette…
saturated in filigree and bugle beads…
swarovski crystals and seed beads…
flowers, stems, and twisted gold bullion…
a painterly approach to embroidery…
abstract, organic…
following the curves of the body…
tailoring deconstructed and animated…
grid mesh embroidery…
organza and silk satin ribbons…
panels of gathered muslin…
carefully arranged into cascading tiers…
layers upon layers of muslin…
sliced and fashioned into a bolero jacket…
rolled and appliquéd onto a corset dress…
raw edges become the focal point…
the unfinished becomes the finished…