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Keep it simple, says Thom Browne.

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Thom Browne:

Thom Browne is a New York based men's fashion designer. After graduating Notre Dame, Browne moved to Los Angeles to try his hand at acting. Though he landed a few commercials, he wasn't terribly successful. He realized his true calling was in fashion, and in 1997 moved to New York. His first job was as a salesman in Giorgio Armani's showroom; he moved to Club Monaco's design and merchandising departments before launching his own label in 2001.

Browne's designs are something of a throwback to a pre-business casual era: New York Magazine has described his work as evoking "a fetishized, black-and-white-movie masculinity." The Council of Fashion Designers of America awarded Browne 2006 Menswear Designer of the Year. Browne designs with a very specific impression in mind: "It's a very nice, very Continental, very charming world," he says.

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Question: What advice do you have for young people?

Thom Browne: I mean thrift stores are always good. You know making sure that it’s just you keep it simple. And you . . . And maybe if you want to buy something, maybe you only need one of . . . you could buy something that’s good, you know. Just purchasing one as opposed to needing so much of it. And the most important thing is just keeping it simple.