Original Article on Fashion Week Daily

Thom Browne: "I want to tell you a story of ten beautiful girls. They loved life and they loved fashion. They died because of fashion. Today, they're dreaming of Fall 2012. Enjoy the dream...," read a "eulogist" on hand at Thom Browne's deliciously eerie presentation in his usual haunt, the Edna Barnes Salomon room at the New York Public Library. To the tunes of Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah," ten silver-lipped, veiled models emerged from wooden caskets in staple gray suiting. The ghoulish sci-fi vamps stalked the catwalk in fantastically dreamy getups draped, conified, ballooned and layered with Browne's trademark touch. To break up the serious spectacle, a cartoonish faux fox stole made a memorable PA. Ditto for the playful stegosaurus-like ...(read more)