Menswear designer Thom Browne says he's going to design luggage pieces for Samsonite's Black Label collection. Samsonite is no stranger to designer collaborations, having worked with British renegade Alexander McQueen last year. Thom Browne told WWD of the partnership: [Samsonite] approached us, and I said we would love to do it, specifically because I wanted those Samsonite briefcases from the Sixties for my presentation [a showcase at Florence's Pitti Palace next month]. Right now, it's a...Read Full Story

Models walk the runway at the Thom Browne Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Exit Art on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Wintrow/Getty Images North America) American fashion designer Thom Browne's show was an aesthetically arresting affair.  The famed menswear designer, who will open a flagship store in New York in partnership with Brooks Brothers called Black Fleece, dressed his models in short jackets, Revenge of the Nerds pants, and yes, tutus...Read Full Story