Born into a middle-class family in Pennsylvania, Thom Browne defied all expectations, leaving behind a background in economics and competitive swimming to revolutionize fashion with a single, groundbreaking concept : the deconstructed gray suit. Season after season, he redefines this classic staple, while his team what has become a uniform symbolizing empowerment and belonging.
Browne has shaped modern fashion and culture. His designs, seen on icons like David Bowie, Michelle Obama, Whoopi Goldberg, and Cardi B, reflect individuality, freedom, and gender fluidity, from everyday life to the MET Gala.
Directed by Reiner Holzemer, renowned for his work on designers Dries Van Noten and Martin Margiela, this documentary offers an intimate glimpse into Browne’s artistic vision, and lasting impact on the global fashion landscape.
Browne has shaped modern fashion and culture. His designs, seen on icons like David Bowie, Michelle Obama, Whoopi Goldberg, and Cardi B, reflect individuality, freedom, and gender fluidity, from everyday life to the MET Gala.
Directed by Reiner Holzemer, renowned for his work on designers Dries Van Noten and Martin Margiela, this documentary offers an intimate glimpse into Browne’s artistic vision, and lasting impact on the global fashion landscape.
Other festival:
DocNYC, United States (2024)
DocNYC, United States (2024)
| Director | Reiner Holzemer |
| Editing | Barbara Gies |
| Sound Design | Clemens Becker |
| Music | Ben Brunnemer |
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Session
• Cinéma du Musée - Auditorium Maxwell-Cummings
Tuesday, march 18, 2025, 05:30 p.m. — 07:05 p.m.
Production
Reiner Holzemer
Reiner Holzemer has been working as a documentary film director since 1983. The portraits of internationally renowned artists, especially from the fields of photography and fashion, are the focus of his work to date. His film DRIES, which portrays fashion designer Dries Van Noten, and “Martin Margiela in his own words” have been shown at numerous film festivals around the world and sold in over 64 countries. In 2020, the Hollywood Reporter voted Reiner Holzemer’s film about Martin Margiela the best fashion documentary of the decade. In October 2022, Holzemer’s latest documentary about the exceptional actor Lars Eidinger celebrated its German Premiere at Filmfest Hamburg and its European Premiere at the Vienna International Film Festival. The film received the Gilde Film Award as Best Documentary 2023.
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Lars Eidinger — Sein oder nicht sein (2022)
Martin Margiela: In His Own Words (2019)
Dries (2017)
Martin Margiela: In His Own Words (2019)
Dries (2017)
