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Yesterday, Thom Browne presented his fall 2017 collection and included a Paper Mario version of an outfit for a model. Is this a thing?
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YES.
There are two convincing pieces of evidence that this is a thing. Exhibit A: We’ve all gone to amusement parks and state fairs with those large cutout boards where you can stick your face in and become anything you want: astronaut, hula dancer, cowboy, firefighter, weight lifter, someone who can cover up the sadness and crushing anxiety that comes with being a human in 2017. That last one’s just me? Oh. This TB outfit is just like that for people who want to pretend we still wear suits.
Exhibit B: Tom Brady definitely got in on the Big Fashion Trend of 2016 and saw-now-bought-now one of these looks for his game Sunday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Tom Brady's coat is the greatest pic.twitter.com/3eQwpgJLtG
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) January 23, 2017
Ugg ambassador one day, early trend adopter the next.