‘the working hour’ is a project created by robbie lawrence showcasing the thom browne x asics collaboration. an exploration of japanese life in motion…

"we remember the suit because a suit is sometimes the first thing to seem out of place. we remember the suit because running in a suit is the stuff of suspense. it's all wrong and spellbinding. it's instantaneous. there is no un-seeing it."

it was a long time coming. two artists who share a deeply similar approach to form. to trusting the form and repeating it, over and over, and claiming—with repetition—the beauty of resisting reaction. the designer thom browne has always been a runner. he describes his time on foot as wonderfully devotional and alone, when his mind is "free and open." ideas take shape and collections come together because running—much like his single-minded, decades-long project—requires focusing on "one thing, really well."