MOSCHINO SPRING 2017
FASHION
J
eremy Scott’s joint Resort and men’s
show in L.A. tonight was an ode to ubergroovy psychedelic glam, an over-the-top
cultural mish-mash of ’60s references, and, in
the end, pretty much exactly what we’ve come
to expect from this marquee-driving master of
kitsch.
“I just wanted to make something fun,” Scott
said backstage before the show, “something a
little theatrical, something colorful, and upbeat,
and bright, that my SoulCycle instructor, and
neighbors, and the pop stars who I adore, who
are also my neighbors, could come and see
together.” Well, mission accomplished.
The show, part of Made Los Angeles, mixed
those ’60s beats (the decade when, Scott noted,
Los Angeles really came into its own) and the
designer’s personal, piled-on “more is more”
aesthetic, all made of froth and prints and belly
chains worn below expanses of smooth skin.
Giant floral pool floats sat as a centerpiece, and
it was all plopped smack in the middle of downtown Los Angeles at L.A. Live. An audience
swollen with a specific breed of L.A. celebrity
(typically pneumatic in their proportions, which
sort of makes sense, considering Scott’s love of
cartoon) watched big-ticket models like Miranda
Kerr, Devon Aoki, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Chanel Iman strut out in bra tops and oversize mod pageboy caps, crocheted crop tops and flared Indian mirror-embroidered pants, patchwork and sequins and
studded leathers, and swingy pantsuits printed with the same psychedelic daisies found on Scott’s tracksuit backstage.
A joint WME/IMG venture, the show was open to the public, and tickets had been priced between $55
and $400 (though there were rumors of scalper involvement, so who knows the final cost for some).
These had quickly been snapped up by the brand’s fans—and boy, does the brand have fans: Multiple
generations turned out in Moschino or Scott’s eponymous line. “That’s a Jeremy baby carriage,” explained one PR rep backstage, as what must have been the littlest showgoer was perambulated through.
(In Europe, the PR added, one version of the stroller comes complete with golden wings.)
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