So, as you all may know, fashion moves at lightning speed. Collections are released almost a year ahead of time, everyone furiously writes about them for approximately a day, then they are forgotten, grains of sand blowing away in the winds of time. It is often this aspect of fashion that makes me the most sad.
A truly good collection should last longer than that, or at least cut through the cluttered “runway show” section of my memory. Many good collections do- they live on in collages I create, or articles I write. But one managed to slip my mind, a collection that combined a cheery, retro, ’60s aesthetic with a potent dose of fantasy- Moschino Fall/Winter 2018.
How could I have forgotten about it? Not only does the collection feature plenty of Jackie O hairstyles, prim pillbox hats and rainbow bright, matchy-matchy ’60s skirt suits, it also let loose a gaggle of adorable alien girls painted in nearly every hue of the rainbow. Like, honestly, how freaking cool is that? I’m actually pretty much obsessed with the retro-futuristic vision of aliens, so the fact that I had to be reminded of this truly bonkers collection by scrolling through Google Images is concerning to me.
Jeremy Scott, the creative director of Moschino, got his inspiration for this collection of intergalactic go-go girls from a conspiracy theory: JFK told Marilyn Monroe about the existence of aliens, a fact that she was going to bring to the press, which is what led her to be killed. He used this as a jumping-off point for his own bananas theory: Jackie Kennedy was an alien all along and killed both JFK and Marilyn Monroe. Whaaaaaaaat. How much more fun can a collection get?
Besides the obvious shining moment of the head-to-toe painted models, the collection also boasted some fun comic-inspired prints and vintage-looking satin evening dresses stitched together with glam sequin pieces to create some kind of retro-futuristic Franken-gown. All of these details brought so much fun and light into the collection, which I enjoyed from start to finish. While I’m not usually a fan of Scott’s collections (gimmicks don’t appeal to me) this one just happened to speak to my own personal aesthetic. So, if you also forgot about this gem of a collection, do yourself a favor and get re-acquainted with some of the best looks below:
All photos found on Vogue.com
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