Why the Moschino F/W 2021 Collection is a Breath of Fresh Air
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After watching the Moschino Fall/Winter 2021 collection, there was really one thing that I could say about the show: it was astonishing. Moschino's latest collection quite proves that the current situation shouldn’t affect our creative thought process.
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For the Ready-to-Wear Fall 2021 collection, Jeremy Scott took inspiration from the 1939 movie The Women. The fashion show scene serves as the center idea of the Moschino digital show. The collection stands out from the rest: the theatrical themed setting, the announcer, and the whole concept of the show are strikingly similar to the inspiration behind it. Scott mentioned to Vogue Runway that “It felt kind of meta to have fashion looking at fashion”. The show, titled Jungle Red (which also plays an homage to the film’s notorious red nail polish), explores the surreal. For workwear, a pantsuit and a tight fitting blazer with a bustier. For countryside leisure, a cow motif flowy dress, and kitchen cloth inspired coat (which obviously is not practical for a countryside attire). Finally, a stunning silver tinsel gown worn by Precious Lee for what it seems to be a gala dinner nearing the end of the show.
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The garments are a mix of campy and old Hollywood, which corresponds to the show concept. However, what makes this particular show enchanting is not only the designs, but the premise behind the design. The collection is an antithesis of dressing down, as the niche of essentials. Nowadays, the phrase “back to basics,” and “dressing down” are populating the industry. The wave of leisure-esque designs that saturate the fashion industry only seem to have intensified in the past years. But this collection features events where women dress up.
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This collection however, might have an irrelevant message during the pandemic by evoking people to dress up as if headed somewhere. Despite that, in an interview with Vogue Runway, Scott commented “What we need now more than ever is fantasy and glamour, things that made you feel wonderful, and I don’t think sweatpants do that,” noting that there is nothing wrong with women dressing luxurious while at home. Postulating that we need something more alluring and creative, indeed he was right. We need something that amuses us, and gives a sense of freshness. It’s no surprise that Jeremy Scott delivers just that in the latest Moschino collection, bringing his lively and creative side into the meaning of dressing up.
The show also features their models in a different way to how a typical fashion show would. Jeremy Scott made sure that just like in play or musical, the models are also in character corresponding to the setting of the stage. Models such as Miranda Kerr, Winnie Harlow, Hailey Bieber and Precious Lee to name a few, are shown in different settings of the collection and managed to capture the essence of the scene. It’s a sight that the audience never really sees, a model exhibiting expressions to match the different nuances of the collection. The outcome of it sets the atmosphere of the show, making it considerably more alive and immersive.
All of the different factors of the show adds up into something that we need in the fashion industry now: freshness, newness, innovation. The garments, the concept, and how the model show their clothes really screams “novelty” during these difficult times. When the fashion industry hops onto essentials and goes back to basics, Jeremy Scott designs his garments the way he likes it, fun with a tad bit of luxury. It definitely lives up to his nickname, “Fashion’s Last Rebel.”