Lindsey Thornburg (Q5033)
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Lindsey Thornburg is a fashion house from FMD.
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| English | Lindsey Thornburg |
Lindsey Thornburg is a fashion house from FMD. |
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Lindsey Thornburg's Lower East Side store is lined wall-to-wall with colorful wool cloaks. They've been her signature since she hand-stitched her first one from an old Pendleton blanket in 2006. While the designer also offers ready-to-wear (or "cut-and-sew," as she calls it), she made cloaks the focal point of her Fall collection. "I think there's an oversaturation in the market, so we just wanted to do what we do really well," she said. If it means her business will remain niche, that's OK with Thornburg, although she did let on she has dreams of getting into the bridal business.Her new cloaks run the gamut, from traditional Pendleton blanket prints to glam leopard and psychedelic tie-dye. The Western motifs looked best in vivid mash-ups of color, like cobalt blue and sienna or crimson and navy. Minimalists and the color-averse should take note of the simpler black-and-white cloaks, like the one Curtis Kulig designed; his famous "Love Me" script was twisted into an abstract print. Thornburg has also collaborated with Scout Willis—she modeled in the Spring '15 ad campaign—and, most recently, Blake Lively. The megawatt new mother has been endlessly papped in Thornburg's cloaks and regularly promotes them on her website, Preserve. Thornburg described working with Lively as "epic." That kind of exposure would be huge for any brand, big or small.
18 March 2015
Flipping through Lindsey Thornburg's Spring lookbook, some fans might wonder:What happened to all the tie-dye?Instead of revisiting her signature psychedelic swirls this season, the downtown designer embraced tropical florals, solids, and polka dots that felt a bit more accessible. Brand enthusiast Scout Willis co-curated the latest lineup. After initially reaching out to Thornburg about an internship, the freewheeling young thing was quickly enlisted to consult on fabrications and fit—not to mention star in the collection's accompanying video. In the short film (set to eerily ambient white noise), Willis wanders through fields and forests wearing several of the standout looks, including burnout velvet kimonos and wispy silk cover-ups, which were layered over rainbow bright bikinis. (Thornburg didn't abandon dip-dyeing entirely.) Elsewhere, a sweet tie-front dress splashed with hothouse blooms reminded the designer of a "military wife in the '50s who just got off the plane from Japan." Things ended on an ethereal note with a long-sleeved, white lace baby doll that conjured up visions of a modern Sharon Tate on her wedding day. "We're going to start releasing bridal soon," added Thornburg. A lot of smart developments here overall.
7 October 2014
Back in 2006, Lindsey Thornburg launched her namesake collection with witchy cloaks whipped up from deadstock Pendleton blankets. Over the years, the free-spirited designer has expanded to offer a full ready-to-wear range, but she remains best known for her capes, so it makes sense that she decided to keep the focus on them this season. Thornburg has built a strong relationship with Pendleton, and since Fall ’12 she's been officially partnering with the historic Portland, Oregon-based mill on a co-branded line. Their latest collaboration stars in the Fall ’14 lookbook and its corresponding video, which features models stalking around a dry forest like high priestesses in some coven in Thornburg's signature, sweeping toggled cloaks. What the collection lacked in scope was reconciled by its breadth of vibrant, graphic prints that were either custom-developed or Pendleton originals. To be sure, these bold patterns were the most psychedelic Thornburg has done to date, with highlights including a warped, Technicolor plaid, as well as an American-flag-inspired "stars and stripes" motif and a landscape print that evoked what the designer called a "cactus mirage in the middle of a peyote trip." The result was Thornburg at her bohemian best, but we'd still like to see her make a more concerted push into other categories.
13 March 2014
"This season was really about refining what we do best," Lindsey Thornburg said at a Spring preview in her Lower East Side boutique. The downtown designer is known for taking pieces often described as "hippie-dippie" and making them hip, and the latest lineup was Thornburg at her free-spirited finest. For the past several years, Thornburg's secret weapon has been a Nashville-based tie dye artist, and this time around, Thornburg gave her carte blanche to do as she wished (providing several Rothko prints as a starting point). The result was breathtaking kaleidoscopic swirls, each one more intricate than the last, displayed on rainbow-bright caftans, languid kimono gowns, and sweet baby-doll dresses cut from fluttery georgette silk. Thornburg introduced swimwear here with a range of triangle tops and retro, high-waisted briefs featuring her signature totem pattern. A maillot shown under a fuchsia silk shantung smoking jacket was a standout look. Discussing the aforementioned topper, Thornburg offered, "Maybe she lives in the Versace mansion." Elsewhere, simple black sack dresses and a reversible velvet bomber jacket were realistic options for those who shy away from the more psychedelic stuff.
15 October 2013
Some designers are hyper-methodical when it comes to devising a new collection. They've got graph paper and a mechanical pencil in hand; can riff, at length, about arcane inspirations; and have a little dog running around their showroom in a custom version of one of their newest looks. Lindsey Thornburg has always taken a more spontaneous approach to things. She let her dreams guide the design process this season; her dream-catcher-injected video was reportedly a tribute to Carl Jung. The result? Signature tie-dye maxi dresses cut alluringly low in the back, and a flirty velvet baby-doll number that Thornburg said was meant to evoke Madonna back in her Warren Beatty days.Thornburg's aesthetic is admittedly a little "hippie-dippy," but you can imagine Jemima Kirke's character onGirlswearing these clothes day and night. (Kirke's gone missing on the HBO show, but her fans haven't—if a quick walk through Williamsburg is any indication.) Fall is Thornburg's forte, and her witchy cloaks—an ongoing collaboration with Pendleton—are consistent best sellers. This time around, the heavy wool ponchos had more graphic appeal. One version printed with Technicolor Dia de los Muertos skulls will be a hit with raver kids. Plush alpaca wraps and cozy knits were new developments that felt comparatively sophisticated but still characteristically carefree.
20 March 2013
"Naughty nautical" is the theme of Lindsey Thornburg's new collection for Spring. But while the lineup may have a maritime message, fans of the designer famous for her "witchy" Pendleton cloaks and tie-dyed caftans know better than to expect bateau stripes and anchor motifs. Instead, Thornburg's familiar sack dresses come with loosely tied rope details in back, while the enzyme treatment on a flirty gown with cutout sides evokes the reflections of a tidal pool. Thornburg explained that she aimed to branch out into more wearable pieces this season, hence the inclusion of cute linen drawstring shorts and a few comparatively form-fitting frocks. Still, what stood out here was the designer's more signature fare, like an ethereal silk linen kimono, which felt fresh in light of Spring's ongoing Asian theme.
9 October 2012