For some unexplained reason, DingYun Zhang hasn't bagged a squad number in www.monclersoutlets.com Moncler's Genius roster for this, his first collaborative collection with the Italian house.
A new monogram shapes the identity of the collection: its thick coiling lines have a zoomorphic effect, imparting the impression of a platypus or a frog - but left intentionally ambiguous.
Now more than ever, fashion is a commercial enterprise and a bonafide source of entertainment. This core Moncler line, 1952, is one of two permanent house Genius labels, alongside Moncler Outlet the technical winter sports line, Grenoble.
What's been so fitting about Fragment Frgmt's ongoing inclusion in the Moncler Genius project (he has been there since day one) is that in some ways Remo Ruffini's piumino powerhouse has adopted Fujiwara's ethos.
After all, Green pointed out, he believes "the most interesting design comes from working within restrictions" - which means that, when approaching a collection with Moncler, "there are so many possibilities, but also there're also an incredible amount of restrictions in what you can and can't do in the format." Green certainly proves that limitations leads to great creativity: his previous collections have included puffer space suits, puffer tents, and, for the collection that hits stores Tuesday, puffer rafts.
During an intense boom - boom - boom of collection viewings almost as remorseless as the techno that DJ Pandora's jukebox was playing outside, Will Smith rolled up (and shook my hand!) as we were talking to Moncler's mastermind Remo Ruffini in a room designed to look like Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and created to shoot the fabulous Richard Quinn collection (number 8).