five and dime

Thom Browne's five favorite films:

"Death in Venice", 1971
"The Garden of the Finzi-Continis", 1970
"2001: A Space Odyssey", 1968
"The Thomas Crown Affair", 1968
"Barry Lyndon", 1975
Good taste or obvious taste?

q&a

John Varvatos, Thom Browne, and Michael Bastian
discuss style on men.style.com
The one question I really wanted to know: What do they think of each other?

the suit

Have you ever wondered how it must feel to wear a Thom Browne suit? I've often wondered if $4,000 justifies what is essentially a suit perfect for Easter Sundays in elementary school that only ever typically look good on Browne himself. Thankfully those ever so witty and pithy people at Esquire pondered the same question I had. A contributing writer, David Katz, got two Browne suits tailored by the designer himself and followed his specific instructions on how to wear a Thom Browne suit. It's worth a read because in a way it makes this new form of luxury come across as inherently separatist and absurd and yet completely seductive at the same time. Such is the price one pays for a $4,000 suit.


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