Thom Browne - Women's & Men's fall 2021 collection starring Lindsey Vonn (2021)

American fashion house Thom Browne has today launched its Fall Runway 2021 collection with a striking avant-garde film. With Paris Fashion Week’s on-site show cancelled in January due to the Coronavirus pandemic, designers have had to adapt the ways in which they showcase their new collections. For Thom Browne and production company Drive Studios, this was with a fantastical story of one woman who leaves reality behind, embarking on a journey through the surreal snowy world of haute-couture. 

The fashion house, famous for challenging and modernising the suit, once again entrusted Drive Studios to showcase its new collection, having previously collaborated with the production company on their Samsung collaboration for Galaxy Z Fold 2 and also on a fashion film for their Spring Collection 2021. 

Directed by Carissa Gallo and starring US Olympic Gold Medal Skier Lindsey Vonn, the 10-minute film draws inspiration from classical Hollywood aesthetics, channeling a fairy-tale style with references to L.Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The monochromatic colour scheme combined with a calming mixture of instrumental leitmotifs invites the viewer into the fantasy world. 

Shot in February in two locations in Solitude Mountain in Utah and New York, with the director on site, the film opens in a snowy cabin, as a woman inside drifts off to sleep. In her dreams, she is transported to an imaginary world. Like Dorothy Gale, the protagonist embarks on a journey where she has to leave the familiar behind, exploring an unusual new world as she heli-skis from the top of a mountain. Whilst sliding down the slopes, she encounters different models, who represent the poles/gates on the slopes in slalom skiing. This is when the new collection is revealed. The camera pans to each model, focusing on the intricate details of the clothes’ designs. The film finishes in the same room, where it started. We see our protagonist awakening from her sleep with a smile on her face. After having a look around the room, she slides back into sleep and into the imaginary world.

Ned Brown, EP at Drive Studios

Drive Studios

Director: Carissa Gallo

Line Producer: Andrew Gallo

Executive Producer: Ned Brown

Executive Producer: Justin Diener

ECD: Rich Lee

Creative Supervisor: Louise Baker Lee

VFX Lead: Dan Karp

Editor: Dave Checel

Music Composer: Ben Brunnemer

Online Editor: Ben Thornburgh

Production Coordinator: Leah Fuentes

Thom Browne:

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Creative Director: Thom Browne

Production: Drive Studios

Director: Carissa Gallo

Music: Ben Brunnemer

Location: Utah and New York

Casting: Adam Hindle