Thom Browne made a couture-level celebration of American preppy iconography into unsettling political commentary.

Browne’s aim was to take “very classic ideas” and good old American sportswear and re-introduce them in a fresh way.

Thom Browne tumbled down the rabbit hole and through the looking glass into his own surreal world filled with the preppy motifs of his American youth.

Thom Browne’s couture-level fall collection was a gray flannel dream.

Thom Browne went back to where it all started, the gray suit, but the focus was on tailored sportswear and outerwear.

The designer said he created the investment pieces to withstand the test of time.

What the American designer did with tulle was staggering in a brilliant homage to couture.

The show celebrated gender fluidity, with man skirts a key focus of the collection.

Browne hammered home his signatures with tailoring, preppy-isms, American sportswear and incredible fabrics.

Penguins, ice skates, sock garters and a serious focus on craftsmanship and fabric exploration.

The conceptual show was a tribute to the sartorial tradition.

Thom Browne focused on craft and fabrication for pre-fall.

Slim Aarons and David Hockney informed the designer’s madcap midsummer’s day take on cool pool culture.

The sartorial collection essentially riffed off a surfer’s wet suit, and if one thought the new Balenciaga power suits were boxy, think again.

Wistful re-appropriation of old clothes and Kodachrome colors fueled the lineup.