SHANGHAI—The Moncler City of Genius spectacle wrapped up in Shanghai on Saturday night, with its latest roster of creative talents showcasing their codesigned collections in their respective booths at the China Ship Pavilion by the Huangpu River.
After entering the Moncler “city” via an archway-shaped entrance, guests were greeted by an installation by the much-celebrated Chinese calligraphy artist Xu Bing.
Across the road, three smaller venues hosted the collections by A$AP Rocky, Rick Owens, and Chinese multidisciplinary artist LuLu Li, whose minimalistic work, enhanced by AI technology, was an immersive experience that bridged imagination and reality.
The centerpiece of Owens’ showcase was a futuristic, self-sustained, saintless steel-structured extreme weather refuge by Hugh Broughton Architects, a London-based practice that has designed research facilities in Antarctica.
On the other side, a concert stage was surrounded by bigger spaces that housed collections by Willow Smith, Frgmt by Hiroshi Fujiwara, and Edward Enninful, editorial adviser at British Vogue and global creative and cultural adviser of Vogue.
Enninful teamed with the brand to release the first ready-to-wear collection under his name. Set in a dystopian future, models were seen traversing through extreme weather conditions while performing “mundane” tasks, such as walking the dog or sitting in an outdoor office.
At the end of the venue, there were pavilions for Gilga Farm by Donald Glover, the American actor, musician, writer, director, and producer; Jil Sander, designed by Luke and Lucie Meier; Palm Angels, created and designed by Francesco Ragazzi, and Mercedes-Benz by Nigo, the creative director of Kenzo and Human Made.
Nigo’s work, which involved the unveiling of a limited-edition G-Class Mercedes vehicle, a capsule fashion collection, and an art piece, which was a restored G-Class from the 1990s, was presented on a…