Moncler has unveiled a collection of padded full-length evening dresses by Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli at Milan Fashion Week.
The collection of twelve colourful floor-length dresses with full skirts was created by Piccioli ? one of nine designers invited to reinterpret the outdoor clothing company's down jackets as part of this year's Moncler Genius collections.

Some had padded hoods and bulbous sleeves, with one hood cocooning the model's entire upper body.
Another hood was draped around the head and shoulders, whilst other dresses were entirely off-the-shoulder with large bows at the back and trains that dragged along the floor.

The skirt of one yellow dress with a trim detail around the bottom extended from the hood to the floor creating a full triangular tent-like cocoon. The dresses were created by Piccioli in collaboration with model and designer Liya Kebede, whose label Lemlem inspired the patterned trim details based on African textiles.
Lemlem supports artisans in Ethiopia and elsewhere in Africa, commissioning them to produce handmade pieces of clothing.

"I am after a balance of dreaminess, extravagance and soulfulness," said Piccioli. "I involved Liya Kebede in the process, creating something true to her, to Moncler and to my own sensibility. Connecting diversities is my idea of inclusive creativity."
The collection aims to show the craftsmanship of the artisans in a context in which they might otherwise not be see...