The collection was beautiful too, but no nightmare. Rocha heaped skirts of tulle under voluminous nylon outer layers studded Moncler Jackets with flower beads and pins, adding tulle or nylon bibs and hoods set into the body of the garments.

If you are here, you are viewing the look book images for Genius Collection 8: Richard Quinn. Although confusingly presented - especially when Will Smith, Moncler's big advertising representative, passed through and took his bows as the event began - this was a fierce contender for most powerful collection of this year's Genius crop.

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If you are here, you are viewing the look book images for Genius Collection 4: Simone Rocha. Here the 10 models stood on metal grills below which powerful jets of air blew periodically upwards, blowing what resembled nylon Chinese lanterns into the air and keeping the garments unfurled like a sail in a full wind.

In other words, to use the corporatese term for "abracadabra": synergy. 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. Each season starts with "functionality," he said, and by asking, "How can we do protective padding in a new, interesting way "