Thom Browne celebrates office culture with immersive FW19 show

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As fashion sets go, few are so iconic as designer Thom Browne’s Pitti Uomo debut in 2009 which saw him conjure an office of clones. Ten years on, he revisited the concept for his FW19 show in Paris – with a twist.

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Models decked in business wear ‘clocked in’ for their daily grind, sitting at desks equipped with vintage Olivetti Lettera typewriters. The midcentury-style set was constructed inside a glass box at the Beaux Arts on Paris’ Rive Gauche, complete with coat racks, table lamps and ubiquitous horizontal blinds.

A framed portrait of Una Troubridge – the inspiration for Browne’s collection – by Romaine Brooks was whimsically placed on every desk.

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Models were styled in androgynous fashion, wearing Browne’s signature suits, complete with Macs, and styled with slicked back hair and wing-tipped glasses. Colours ranged from muted monochrome greys to candy stripes and checkers.