page_title: Thom Browne
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Thom Browne / Career
caption_attribution_description: President Barack Obama takes the oath of office from Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., right, in a public ceremony at the U.S. Capitol before thousands of people in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013. Roberts administered the oath in an official ceremony at the White House, Jan., 20, 2013.
context_page_description: Thom Browne is an American fashion designer. He is the founder and head of design for Thom Browne, a New York City-based menswear and womenswear brand. Browne debuted his womenswear collection in 2014.
context_section_description: Following an attempt at acting in Los Angeles, Browne moved to New York City in 1997 for a job as a salesman in Giorgio Armani’s showroom.  Browne was picked up by Club Monaco, a brand of the Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, to lead its creative development team.  He worked with the American fashion designer Ralph Lauren. Browne spent several years at Club Monaco leading its design department before launching his own label.
caption: Michelle Obama (center) at the second swearing in of Barack Obama as U.S. President. She wore a Browne silk jacquard coat and dress in a navy checked pattern that, according to Eric Wilson in The New York Times, Browne said was based on "a men’s necktie fabric".[4]
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