Earlier this week, the likes of Teyana Taylor, Martha Stewart, Justin Theroux and Leon Bridges shuffled under The Commerce Inn's historic arches to meet Thom Browne for dinner. Co-hosted by Oh, Mary! actor Cole Escola (whose Broadway debut inspired the evening), the starry affair was not only a fame-filled fête; as each guest arrived in unseen Browne attire, it became the informal introduction for the CFDA chairman's Spring 2025 line, too.
"I presented my runway collection in Paris during couture but still wanted to celebrate New York Fashion Week," Browne told Hypebeast. "I wanted to come together with my team, my friends and my family to showcase the Spring 2025 collection. I couldn’t think of a more perfect place and people to do this with." Browne's perfect blend of diners also included Addison Rae, Alessandro Nivola, Alton Mason, Ella Emhoff, Eva Chen, Ian Bradley, Ib Kamara, Issa Rae, Jordan Roth, King Princess, Lola Tung and Patti Lupone — all of whom posed for photographer Joshua Woods to create the collection's lookbook pre-meal.
"This season, many of the codes highlighted in the collection are referencing an idea of Americana that may only exist in my mind," the quintessential New York designer said, before dishing on the line's hero pieces: jacket-weight cashmere twins and madras plaid, worn by Dania Gurira and Fred Hechinger, respectively. Browne also pointed to his four-bar emblazoned nylon tracksuits, spotted on Mason; patch-pocket needle-stitched cotton suits, sported by Nivola and Nicole Brydon, and Theroux's utility coat made with memory tech.
Under the venue's candlelights, St. Vincent performed a trio of songs as a love letter to New York. "New York isn't New York without you, love," she sang. Well, New York isn't New York without Thom Browne, either.
See the designer's Spring 2025 collection in the gallery above.
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