Moshing for Moschino

After my little prewarning to Steve that vintage clothes are a scarcity in Hong Kong, what was the first thing I bought in Hong Kong?  In probably what is the most organised charity shop I’ve come across ever, that seemed to contain a lot of designer cast-aways and factory seconds, in Miramar Plaza in Tsim Tsai Tsui I found this Moschino Cheap and Chic blazer that has only fired up my rediscovery of my love for Moschino.

It kind of all started at the S/S 10 press day where many archive pieces had been re-invigorated and reproduced to mix in seamlessly with the mainline collection.  The slightly cheesy gold hardware, the in yer face colour palette and the tongue in cheek references are the things that initially made me keep on consistently adding the word ‘Moschino’ to my eBay search list (resulting in a few Cheap and Chic pieces that I still get wear out of…).

How could these ickle jacket pockets not make me swoon?

If you are a firm believer in feet ‘popping’ (a very very lame Princess Diaries reference…), perhaps you could also tell the time whilst doing so…

From the cheaper than Cheap and Chic, ‘Love Moschino’ line, you get skulls, hearts and flowers mixing together as if it were meant to be…

This is how I actually say “Thank you!” when I’m drunk…

A less extreme take on the Marjan Pejoski famous swan dress, no?

Flicking through the mahussive Moschino ten year retrospective book ‘X Anni Di Kaos!’ (X Years of Kaos!), which I wish I could scan properly, there was much to chuckle at, given Franco Moschino’s unique take on literal referencing and image making…

… given the amount of Moschino intake I’ve had, it’s kind of weirdly sinister that I found this second-hand jacket in Hong Kong of all places.  However I’m all for well-rounded and symmetrical stories for posting purposes so I’m not complaining.  I plan on wearing this jacket only with Steve’s Uniqlo gingham shirt for the maximum matchy matchy effect.

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