Window AC units are still working overtime in New York City when Thom Browne invites a group of actors and writers to celebrate his fall 2025 collection in Amenia, New York. Though it’s a quick two-hour drive from the city, it becomes instantly clear that autumn is well underway upstate.

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On a crisp September morning, Browne gathers members of The Gilded Age cast— Denée Benton , Louisa Jacobson , and Morgan Spector ; actor and director Rebecca Hall ; The Summer I Turned Pretty ’s Sean Kaufman and Minnie Mills; actor Sydney Lemmon and her brother, Jonathan; GQ ’s Samuel Hine; and me in the cozy Troutbeck Hotel library. All bemoaning the city heat, we’re ready to usher in the forthcoming season with an afternoon of fun and games before a black-tie

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