They carried briefcases bearing clock faces - indeed, the heels of their chunky shoes, too, formed round clock faces, as did the stage itself. These models displayed a series of coats in sumptuous tweeds, all with exaggerated huge shoulders, with suits and ties underneath. Next came a procession of adults - who, in the words of the prince, need to be told what to do and only see what’s in front of them. These characters had high white buns with elaborate headpieces, and endlessly long curled fingernails and toenails. Then came a series of models representing distant planets. “Two lost travelers meet,” said the narrator, describing one, the pilot, who has traveled far and wide across Earth, and another, the prince, who has traveled farther, from his own planet. “A plane has crashed.” A model playing the pilot, dressed in a space-suit like ensemble with pouffy sleeves, wandered about, disoriented, soon to encounter another model with hair in blonde curls reminiscent of the prince - and dressed in one of Browne’s signature gray blazers with a four-stripe band on the arm. “We find ourselves in the desert,” the taped narration began.

What was it this time … oh, of course! Browne had brought his guests to the Sahara to recreate the plane crash from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s story. On Tuesday night at New York Fashion Week, Browne, who has just taken on the high-profile role of chairman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, welcomed guests to a large theater space on the far west side of Manhattan with a scene both fantastical and familiar.Ī small airplane, stuck in the sand (real sand). Rather, Browne’s shows are elaborate, lengthy, fully realized theatrical productions, with backstories and narration and music, along with fashions featuring endlessly inventive craftsmanship. Those lucky enough to get a seat at a Browne runway show know what they’re getting into by now - which is, basically, anything but a typical runway show. But Thom Browne, in a fashion show channeling the famed 1943 tale, couldn’t help but dazzle the eye, too. NEW YORK (AP) - The beloved novella “The Little Prince” tells us that we see clearly only with our hearts - that what is essential is invisible to the eye.

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