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The BoF Podcast: Craig Green Says, ‘Fashion Can Come From Anywhere’

The designer speaks with BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks about his ongoing Moncler collaboration and his dream of designing a wardrobe classic.
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LONDON, United Kingdom — Known for his intricate seaming and detailed designs, Craig Green is currently hard at work on his Spring/Summer 2021 collection — which he is aiming to reveal in October. This time, however, it won't be in a fashion show format. Rather, Green is exploring alternative ways of showcasing his collection that he feels are more appropriate to the times.

"The way everything changed so suddenly shows you can't really plan for anything," Green told BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks.

In the latest episode of The BoF Podcast, Green and Blanks reflect on the designer's ongoing collaboration with Moncler, his love of problem solving, and his dream of designing a wardrobe classic.

  • Protection and functionality are the two words that come to Green's mind when he thinks of Moncler, so it was crucial to incorporate them into the collections he continues to design for the heritage skiwear label. "The first collection we did with Moncler, I thought it would be interesting to think about the most obvious imagery that we associate with [the brand] like mountains and the outdoors," the designer said. The initial partnership gave birth to many years of collaboration that most recently saw Green reimagining Moncler's staple winter jackets into wearable art for Collection 5, which launched last December.
  • "Fashion can come from anywhere and can come from anyone," said Green. "You have an idea of what fashion as a career will be, and then you discover designers who are so uncompromising in what they do and so individual in their voice." For Green, it is problem-solving that continues to draw him to fashion; the endless possibilities of constructing new shapes and silhouettes using a range of textiles and patterns.
  • Green's ultimate goal is to design a wardrobe classic, like a Burberry trench coat. But for Green, the staple is more likely to be a workwear jacket. "For a brand or designer to create one of those items is really an achievement," said Green. "I have great respect for designers that own wardrobe classics."
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