Protection is a concern in life right now as we cocoon ourselves against political, emotional and environmental elements. It’s also driving a powerful trend in fashion as creatives reinterpret functionality to craft incredible garments that empower. As one of London’s emerging menswear designers and the winner of Best British Menswear Designer at the 2016 and 2017 Fashion Awards, Craig Green is a pioneer in expressing complexity and grounded simplicity at the same time.

“Workwear is romantic to me but also a little sinister,” says Green, who set up his business as a scholar at the Sarabande Foundation, established by the late Lee Alexander McQueen to create opportunities for artists and designers who are creatively fearless. He now runs his burgeoning brand from a studio near City Airport in London and boasts Jared Leto, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams, Rihanna and Tilda Swinton as some of his many followers. Known for his hyper detailed pieces that involve tags, belts, pockets, and hand quilting each is a handsome, purposeful piece that is the foundation of a modern wardrobe. Growing up in a family of craftsmen, plumbers and upholsterers provided Green with a primal love of “doing and making,” and his imagination adores the fact that, as he says, “Fashion can be about anything!”

For Moncler, Green has interpreted the down jacket as a ‘domus’ or habitat in the shape of quilted outerwear collection replete with adaptable drawstring pants and hooded jackets in glossy monochrome fabrics that seem to transform mortal humans into super beings. These are handsome pieces that also speak volumes about dignity. The arrival of 5 Moncler Craig Green capsule will be one to put your tools down for.