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2015 saw the likes of the camoflage: Supreme x Air Jordan 5 in camo, a few pieces from Yeezy Season 1, the surprise set of Supreme x Champion sweats, and of course the collaboration between OG camo brand Bape and PUMA. Ultimate gentleman and designer who champions comfort over aesthetic but never fails to impress, Thom Browne made sure to experiment with the timeless movement of camo, modern luxury and his own hallmark designs at Moncler Gamme Bleu’s F/W16 in Milan Fashion Week.

Each and every single piece from the F/W16 collection is camo printed in Browne’s iconic red blue and white, but this doesn’t deconstruct the greatness that each garment holds. Maybe it’s because the models are literally covered from head to toe that we might not notice the pieces individually, but looking at all 40 looks makes us want to look as steezy too.

This collection has suits and waistcoats and other smart garments you would probably not think of wearing unless you believe yourself to 100% be a gentleman with a full beard or until you have a kid, or something. Wrong. The recent influx of camo-patterned releases mean that this F/W16 is relevant to those fashion peeps pursuing low-key staple pieces, hypebeasts/fuccbois who love a good camo [insert picture of 14-year-old kid in Bape shark hoodie], general country folk who would like a snug piece of clothing to last them for many winters, or people like myself who don’t leave the house unless I’m wearing at least one piece of thermal/fleecey clothing.

There’s coats, pants, tops and bottoms of all sorts in the urban camoflage, but Browne’s sartorial richness can be seen among the handful of textures. For example, we can’t even begin to imagine how kushty we’d be, under one of those 2-piece fleece suits or slipping into a long fur coat with what I imagine to be a pair of leggings sewn with the silk of Egyptian spiders. Basically ultimate comfort.

This collection was created for the luxurious winter sports person, but does it matter if we want to wear it through all seasons? Thom Browne takes cold-weather layering to a whole new level, and camoflage is no longer worn to conceal your presence - it radiates it.

Emily, LDN x