Thom Browne Desk EssentialsRewriting an American classic
The iconoclastic designer Thom Browne is known for rewriting the rules. His interpretation of the classic suit melds classic American tailored lines with distinctly 21st-century kinks. Now, he has applied his trademark eccentricity to Lane Crawford’s exclusive set of desk essentials.
It all began with five handmade suits, each with decidedly odd proportions - trouser hems hiked up and worn almost at half-mast, and decidedly short sleeves that ended above the wrist. In 2001, designer Thom Browne introduced these tailoring tweaks through a small, by-appointment-only shop and forged a revolutionary menswear aesthetic that made most men rethink the proportions of their suits. With his now trademark, shrunken-yet-impeccably-styled suits, Browne has changed the way men dress and created a unique take on traditional American tailoring.
This winter, the designer has lent his signature style to an exclusive line of desk essentials for Lane Crawford including two pebble-grain leather-bound notebooks and two luxurious pen sets.
And who better to ask to play with the latest Thom Browne kit than artist Yuka Chocomoo and calligrapher Kirby Leung, who shows us what Christmas means to them.
