It’s not often that a brand gets one of the top accolades when it comes to sustainable practices.
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For Moncler, it won the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) World and Europe for three consecutive years. This year, it got the highest score (89/100) on the ‘Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods’ industry according to the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2021, as of November 12.
Chen Peng upcycled old fabrics to create a capsule of puffer jackets for Moncler.
For the uninitiated, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index is considered the gold standard for corporate sustainability on a global level.
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Following that announcement, Moncler revealed its latest upcycling project with conceptual visionary Chen Peng. Using a circular economy approach, he created a capsule collection using classic old stock jackets but elevated them with new details to give these outerwear a new lease of life.
A Modish spin for the Badenne jacket.
Known for his gender-neutral, one-size-fits-all ethos, Chen Peng lends his Midas touch to four jackets, including a glossy cherry-red nylon-lacque Bady jacket that’s made over with a surrealist wink, and a cobalt Badenne jacket that comes alive with new moto-mod checkerboard yoke and contrast stitching. Last but not least, two re-commissioned Gary puffer jackets also gets a postmodern remix.
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These new jackets are available on www.moncler.com.
