In anticipation of upcoming exhibition, the Moschino collection presented in 1990 in Milan has been digitised from pieces that were selected for the shower and catalog.

Franco Moschino’s Spring 1991 show was full of sight gags and disparate themes. “Too many designers do just one thing, one way. I like the big melting point. The mess,’ the designer said in a 1989 interview with Vogue.

The designer paid homage to his own country in various ways: a jacket with a postcard-from-Naples-style design on its back; cathedral-shaped appliqués and a dress depicting “the boot”. Continuing the travel theme in a playful manner was a skirt paired with a cow-embellished jacket. Personally, I feel this collection is creative and shares the personal connection with the designer. With his love of travel, he has introduced that to the catwalk and allowed viewers buy into his experience.

A khaki military getup was refashioned with pockets customised to hold a women’s cosmetic bag, with a rip off on a Chanel-like cardigan ensemble. The practicality and utility of this garment is humorous however, not to the contemporary eye. Moschino’s costume-y and stereotyping tase on the traditional kits resemble his personality and expression of fashion.

Moschino liked his theatre in the round, as it were. Necessary to see looks front and back to fully get their message. In this collection, a tailored red pantsuit embroidered, in gold, with the word ‘waist’ at the waistline. The punch line was provided when the model turned around the reveal the rest of the legend: ‘of money’.