Thom Browne worked in the Giorgio Armani showroom and creative department of Club Monaco before launching his eponymous label in 2001. Believing that the modern ubiquity of casual dress lends the wearing of suits a subversive edge, Browne established impeccably tailored suits in traditional wools and flannels as his signature specialty. Initially shocking to the fashion world, his designs have placed him at the vanguard of directional formalwear.