Thom Browne knows how to put on a fashion spectacle. This season guests were treated to a fencing-inspired performance, complete with masked sword-bearing soldiers stomping out to the dramatic score of Star Wars in the belly of Milan’s Circolo della Spada Mangiarotti. Granted, the metallic body padding did ring a little galactic, but for the most part Browne wove his tale around the medieval sport, which has a huge following in the city of Milan. Puffer jackets were shrunk to body-padding protectors and shirts came sliced off on one arm, mimicking uniforms. The only truly tricky proposition - apart from the skirts over shorts - were the jock straps worn over the men's trousers and shorts