Moncler A/W 2019 Milan Fashion Week Women's

Mood board: According to this month’s Lyst Index, Moncler is the fourth most popular brand in the world. Two seasons ago, the Italian outerwear expert announced a revolutionary retail approach, closing a plethora of its lines (from Gamme Rouge to Gamme Blue) and launching Moncler Genius – a product umbrella which sees a host of designers reinterpreting his famed padded-down jackets. We’ve seen Craig Green’s sculptural scuba suits, Simone Rocha’s Victorian hiker-inspired outerwear and Pierpaolo Picccioli’s priestly puffer jackets. New to the line-up for A/W 2019: Richard Quinn and Matthew Williams of 1017 ALYX 9SM, plus Veronica Leoni and Sergio Zambon taking the creative lead at Moncler 1952.
Scene setting: For its A/W 2019 Genius showcase, Moncler didn’t do things by halves. The brand set up a series of presentation galleries in the arches underneath Milano Centrale Train station. Hosts of fans turned out for the event, gathering in the nearby street, which was lined with jets of flame and pulsating music. The beauty of the Genius project lies in its designers’ ability to present differing installations inside one overarching showspace, like Simone Rocha’s tranquil beech-lined woodland or Craig Green’s industrial installation, with his sculptural pieces suspended from the ceiling, and blasted by air-like aeroplanes. Newcomer Richard Quinn drew on his horticultural heritage, creating a space pasted with colourful florals, while Palm Angels erected a paintballing venue, with colourful splashes of paint being fired at models wearing protective metallic puffer jackets.
Best in show: It’s captivating how different brands and designer’s work to reinterpret Moncler’s signature codes. The variety of creative output is a testament to the label’s skill in curation and the innovative ability of its collaborators. Particularly pleasing was the work of Pierpaolo Piccioli and Richard Quinn, who worked to translate their voluminous haute couture shapes synonymous with their aesthetic into pieces with a sportier sensibility. Piccioli’s breathtaking pieces offered puffed up perfection, and featured down-filled capes and long-trained dresses, emblazoned with graphic patterns designed by Liya Kebede. Elsewhere, Quinn’s padded opera coats, patterned with retro flowers and zebra prints, blended the elegant with the utilitarian.
Moncler Genius x Fragment Hiroshi Fujiwara A/W 2019.
Moncler Genius x Palm Angels A/W 2019.
Moncler Genius x Poldo Dog Couture A/W 2019.
Moncler Genius x Simone Rocha A/W 2019.
Wallpaper* Newsletter
Receive our daily digest of inspiration, escapism and design stories from around the world direct to your inbox.
-
‘Water is coming for the city, how do we live with that?’ asks TBA21 in Venice
Art advocacy and activism platform TBA21's Venetian project, Ocean Space, addresses the climate issues the city is facing
-
In Shanghai, Hermès conjures a ‘cosmopolitan explorer’ for its one-off show on the Huangpu River
Nadège Vanhée, artistic director of Hermès’ womenswear collections, presented ‘The Second Chapter’ of her A/W 2025 collection earlier this evening (13 June 2025) against the futuristic skyline of Shanghai
-
Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
It was a jam-packed week for the Wallpaper* staff, entailing furniture, tech and music launches and lots of good food – from afternoon tea to omakase
-
50 years of Santoni, the footwear brand steeped in Italian craft, celebrated in a new book
Inside ‘Santoni Meraviglia’, a richly illustrated new tome published by Assouline that tells the story behind the Italian brand’s meticulously crafted footwear
-
‘The White Lotus’ meets La Dolce Vita: inside Mytheresa and Dolce & Gabbana’s Taormina takeover
Wallpaper* travels to Taormina, Sicily, where a two-day celebration of the latest Dolce & Gabbana x Mytheresa collaboration centred around San Domenico Palace, A Four Seasons Hotel – the filming location of ‘The White Lotus’ season two
-
‘A fuller and silkier sillage’: Acqua di Parma dials up the intensity of Blu Mediterraneo
As Acqua di Parma unveils its new Blu Mediterraneo: La Riserva collection – a reinterpretation of three quintessential scents – Wallpaper* dives deeper into the story behind its making
-
At Davines HQ, a beauty revolution is taking root
Wallpaper* returns to Davines HQ in Parma, Italy, where a revolution in regenerative farming meets with the brand’s commitment to incredible haircare
-
Highlights from the transporting Cruise 2026 runway shows
The Cruise 2026 season continued last night with Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Roman homecoming at Dior, the latest in a series of jet-setting destination runway shows from fashion’s biggest houses
-
The best fashion moments at Milan Design Week 2025
Scarlett Conlon discovers the finest fashion moments at Salone del Mobile and Milan Design Week 2025, from Loewe’s artist-designed teapots to The Row’s first home collection
-
Moncler stages spectacular mountain-top runway show at Europe’s highest airport
Taking place in snowy Courchevel this weekend, the high-altitude runway show presented Moncler’s latest Grenoble collection at the ski resort’s exclusive Altiport airport
-
Laminar’s S/S 2025 collection is full of independent spirit
The Italian brand, newly independent from Herno, has urban style and optimal performance covered for spring and summer