It’s such an inspiring time,” Browne told Vanity Fair at his fall 2022 runway presentation in New York on Friday evening. “I’m happy that men are more accepting of skirts and being open to more ideas. Men have been wearing skirts for centuries, but it’s only recently that men’s skirts in fashion have become readily available. The designer has defied gender constructs and societal norms with his knee-length, gray pleated skirt, pushing the garment into the mainstream of menswear. Thanks to Thom Browne, more and more men are embracing the beauty of skirts.