With autumn just around the corner — although it is often hard to tell in Karachi, given the port city’s erratic weather — let’s take a look at Thom Browne’s modern and structured collection.
Karachiites might not be able to wear it just yet, but for those travelling abroad or living in countries with seasonal climates, it’s a treat.
The collection was crisp, featuring elegant tailoring, proportionate silhouettes, and sportswear reinterpreted through Browne’s keen eye.
“I think people want clothes that live past a photograph,” he explained backstage. “There has to be a balance. If it’s only conceptual, it loses people. If it’s only commercial, it becomes boring. They need to coexist.”
This duality defined the collection. Browne used classic fabrics — traditional tweeds, ginghams, and cashmeres — and added new surprises: a suede jean jacket, utilitarian shirt jackets, embroidered trousers paired with bomber jackets.
Skirts and dresses carried an edge, their structured shapes unfolding into crisp pleats and unexpected folds that gave them a three-dimensional quality.
Although Browne has been dressing basketball players for years, this season he tipped his hat to tennis and golf as well, with deck shoes and duck boots completing the sporty references.
Accessories also took on a bigger role, with the addition of softer silhouettes — most significantly the new versions of Thom bags in distressed leather, marking a new path for the house.
The collection displayed a masterclass in layering: fitted blazers over sweaters, structured coats over shirts, pleated skirts with cropped jackets. Every piece combined functionality with Browne’s dramatic flair, so even complicated outfits seem effortlessly wearable.
Pre-Fall ‘25 proved that balance is not a compromise for Browne; it’s the very thing that keeps his vision alive.
– Images: Courtesy of Thom Browne