Marni's Fall/Winter 2017-18 men's collection was unveiled in Milan on January 15th. This was the first collection by Francesco Risso, who took over as creative director last October following the departure of brand founder and designer Consuelo Castiglioni. The models emerging from a tunnel of digital signage were a vibrant mash-up of all the passion and flair of Marni's previous men's collections, since its debut in 2002. The first look featured a deep red jacket and pants, cinched with an unnaturally thick nappa leather belt. The models, one after the other, appeared like pixels on the digital signage, a bustling eclectic mix of colors and elements.

A wrinkled checked wool coat with a furry leather pochette slung across the body, tails attached to the collar of a checked shirt, a 70s-style vintage patchwork fur blouson, a New Wave-style geo-metallic shirt, high-waisted wide corduroy pants, a striped pajama suit - these are sometimes combined in what seems like the wrong combination.

The diverse 1+1 coordinations created by a young child typing on a keyboard are like adult Lego wear created by turning a toy box upside down. However, the new image of masculinity that Marni has been proposing since its debut lives in this very image.

Text: Noda Tatsuya