This men’s fashion show had everything from surfers to dancing parrot

Paris men’s fashion week showed a vivid, beach-inspired menswear show by Thom Browne. Here’s a shorthand version of the show.

Updated on: Jun 28, 2016 4:43 PM IST

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Paris men’s fashion week showed a vivid, beach-inspired menswear show by Thom Browne. Here’s a shorthand version of the show.

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Browne sent out a lively collection that included everything from surfers to a dancing parrot.

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A little strange? Sure, but would you expect anything less from the master of spectacle? Here are all the things you need to know about the show.

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No man is an island, unless of course he’s the man tasked with sitting patiently against a palm tree while guests entered the space for Browne’s Spring 2017 show. Dressed in a gray Thom Browne suit, white face mask, and gloves, a model got up and began tweaking the outfits of other models in the show.

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Uniformity is always a central theme in Browne’s collections.

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Surprise! Midway through the show, the models unzipped their gray wet suits to reveal brightly-colored shorts-style wet suits that also mimicked traditional suiting.

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As the models were transitioning from their overcoats to their short suits, several other models appeared, walking around the periphery of the stage with tropical bird and shark masks and feather suits.

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Finally, models unzipped their bright wet suits to reveal old-fashioned bathing suits. They then left the stage, returning with coordinating Thom Browne longboards that are sure to be a hit on beaches from Okinawa to Montauk.