A lot of designers talk about packing their Resort collections for a tropical getaway. Monse’s Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim took a different tack: They shot their collection in their company’s shipping facilities, surrounded by a tower of cardboard boxes plastered with “Fragile” and “Monse LLC” stickers. It was a tongue-in-cheek way to address Resort, which will be packed into similar boxes and delivered in November. The pack-and-ship concept trickled up into the clothes, too: Hardy overalls, trench coats, and cargo pants came in varying shades of khaki, so they looked vaguely like taped-up boxes. It got the duo thinking more broadly about construction in general. One pair of ivory jeans came with a built-in tool belt, and cotton T-shirts were screen-printed with Monse’s new slogan: “Monse LLC, Your Wardrobe Builders.”
Those tees will be an affordable entry point for Monse fans, though we’re hoping the body-skimming T-shirt dresses spliced with satin will be easy on our wallets, too; they were minimal and elegant in a way that felt new for Monse. Kim’s favorite piece was a lot more casual: a hoodie covered in slogans and faux postage stamps, cleverly done in plush cream terrycloth. She’s planning to wear it over a swimsuit, which is as Resort-y as it gets; perhaps she’s got Monse bikinis on the brain, too.
