For his latest Genius collection, Craig Green is returning to the mountains, Moncler‘s spiritual heartland and the conceptual riff around which the London-based designer has centred his vision for the brand. Unlike his previous collection however, padded silhouettes swaddled in protective cocoons, SS21 swaps snow for sun, shedding the layers for a breezier, outdoors affair.

Mountains may well be an integral part of Moncler’s DNA but even for the rest of us sea-level-dwellers they have rarely held such strong allure. Set against the backdrop of twelves months domestic confinement, the idea of a high-altitude escape feels transformative in itself, a chance to clear the accumulated mental fug and gulp down lung-fulls of revitalising air. This is at the centre of Green’s thoughts, which are translated into a collection that delves into nature.

This begins with a new monogram logo that coils itself in thick lines over hoodies, around t-shirts and across lightweight windbreakers. Moving away from Moncler’s cockerel logo but maintaining the same zoomorphic principles, the new monogram is an ambiguous amalgam of a frog and a platypus. Echoing these amphibious proportions are a series of sculptural water-rafts, the likes of which Craig Green has grown synonymous with, that feature in the collection’s accompanying campaign images.

The collection itself unfolds with Green’s signature eye for function and uniform, all while keeping silhouettes close to the body. Zip-up windbreakers and jackets are an obvious stand out, produced in lightweight cottons and nylon that juxtapose matte and shiny, transparent and opaque. Cropped blousons, knee-length parkas and shirt jackets add a sense of robust texture while monogrammed bags and wallets complete this collection with pleasing detail.