Thom Browne Fall 2026

Everything old is new again, especially in Thom Browne’s world. For his Autumn/Winter 2026 collection, the American designer crossed the country to stage a show at Legion of Honor during GQ Bowl, a celebration of fashion and sport held in the lead-up to the Super Bowl. Set against the museum’s neoclassical grandeur, Browne presented a reintroduction of his own legacy. After decades of conceptual reinventions, the show returned to what he calls “real clothes” — tailoring, proportion, and timeless craftsmanship, each rooted in the quiet discipline that has defined his work for twenty-five years.

The collection unfolded like a retrospective in motion. Men’s and women’s suits echoed his signature grey palette, while perfectly constructed coats, skirts, and bombers reflected a devotion to form over flourish. Browne’s Nantucket-inspired pieces, including a hand-painted jacket and skirt embroidered with a shark motif, felt nostalgic yet playful. The grand finales — a woman’s trench in grey tulle embroidered with gunmetal beads and a man’s Chesterfield cape in boiled wool — shimmered under the lights, their precision reminding the audience that craftsmanship can still be spectacle.

Staged in San Francisco rather than Paris or New York, the collection marked Browne’s intention to expand American fashion’s geography. NFL players Marcus Allen, Justin Jefferson, and DeAndre Hopkins joined the runway, blurring the boundaries between sport and style. Their presence underscored the show’s central idea: tailoring as performance, elegance as endurance. “Sometimes we forget how special it is to create,” Browne said. This reminder — set against a weekend of stadium lights and spectacle — felt like the perfect moment to remember.