Runway images: Pablo Latorre/Indigital.tv

Jeremy Scott’s joint presentation of his Spring/Summer 2017 Menswear and Women's Resort collections for Moschino were shown at LA Live, as the highlight of MADE Los Angeles.  On some level, perhaps it shouldn’t have worked; but combine Scott’s adoration for his adopted hometown, with his love of color, kitsch, and celebrity-culture – and it just made sense.

Decked-out like a pool party, with oversized inflatable floats filling the room, it was all very Color by DeLuxe.  It was only after the show, that we found-out that people had been able to purchase tickets, which explained the hordes of young fashion folks in Moschino gear.

Front-row notables included Katy Perry, Christina Milian, Cindy Crawford & Rande Gerber (whose son, Presley, was making his runway debut), Serayah (aka Empire’s Tiana), Big Sean, Candace Cayne, Caitlyn Jenner, and Details-founder Annie Flanders with a pair of my favorite fashion-people, Rose Apodaca and Michael Schmidt (not to mention my über-stylish hostess, Audra Baldwin, and me).

As one of the fashion world’s leading appropriationists, it’s always fun to play a little game I call What/Who Inspired Jeremy, This Season?  For 2017, the first impressions that came to me were the band Deee-Lite, and London’s Carnaby Street in the swinging sixties, as seen through a SoCal filter (and styled by the legendary Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele).

On the one hand, there was a heavy flower-power vibe, and lots of crocheted knitwear; while on the other, the whole collection was rife with Technicolor embellishments.  From an illustrated menagerie that included monkeys and tigers and cobras and teddy bears (not to mention an elephant that resembled a cartoon version of Ganesh); to track-suits, flared pants paired with crop tops, and a bunch of supersized pageboy caps with a nod to the mod – it was nothing if not cheerful and witty.

There was a little bit of The Flintstones (a tiger-print tuxedo brought to mind a black-tie Bamm-Bamm Rubble), and references not just to the likes of ‘60s Brit designers Ossie Clark and Mary Quant; but also to ‘90s American designers such as Anna Sui and Todd Oldham (whose All of Everything: Todd Oldham Fashion exhibit, at RISD through mid-September, is a must-see for any fashion devotee). 

A mirrored Indian fabric was a highlight, as were the clever accessories (a handbag version of Moschino’s moto jacket, the studded Go-Go boots, and the men’s dress shoes).  There was a lot of slim-cut tailoring in the eveningwear, and pants that seemed to make everyone’s legs stretch on forever.

And while there’s a lot of talk these days as to whether the current crop of runway faves are worthy of the title “supermodel” (as were Linda, Christy, Naomi, Cindy, Estelle, Claudia, et al.), Miranda Kerr, Chanel Iman, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Devon Aoki were all en fleek; while Anna Cleveland marvelously channeled her mother, Pat’s distinctive catwalk moves, while adding some of her own.  As for the boys, they were all very yummy, in that stony SoCal surfer kind of way.

As regards the looks, they would be equally on point, whether preening on a yacht cruising the Costa Smerelda or at a glam house-party during Coachella (where Scott’s annual fête with W Hotels is a highlight).  As to whether or not this presentation would have worked in New York – or Milan, for that matter – is anyone’s guess; but as the icing on the cake of MADE Los Angeles, it was an unmitigated success.

Moschino Spring/Summer 2017 Menswear and Women's Resort 
MADE Los Angeles
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