From the Alps to Los Angeles: the story of Moncler Genius's latest collection nss magazine interviewed Sergio Zambon at the drop of the 2 Moncler collection 1952

«The difference between Moncler and the other luxury brands is the start on the contrary: today luxury needs streetwear and functional. Moncler has in its heritage an iconic garment that is already functional and streetwear and around this has built a more fashionable reality».

These were the words with which Sergio Zambon, head of menswear of Moncler and designer of the men's collection 2 Moncler 1952, summarized the parable of the brand speaking to nss magazine. Born in Egypt to an Italian father and a Croatian mother, Sergio Zambon is the very definition of a cosmopolitan and eclectic designer. After studying at the European Design Institute in Rome, she worked twelve years for Fendi, simultaneously working as a consultant, working on the line of womenswear that bears her name and becoming head of menswear for Acne Studios. From 2015 onwards, Zambon worked for Moncler, of whom he was later appointed head of menswear. A few years later, in 2018, begun the dialogue between the brand and the most exciting names of the contemporary fashion scene, such as Matthew Williams, Craig Green, JW Anderson and Hiroshi Fujiwara – that gave life to Moncler's Genius Project as we know it today. 

Yours is the career of an eclectic designer, who has come into contact with very different realities. In designing this collection, what is the element that you consider your signature? 

The elements that I consider my signature are the attitude of the contemporary, laid-back and loose, the use of color in an unexpected way and references to art and music. 

Moncler Genius is a project born in the name of collaboration between creatives. Do you think that in fashion a designer's personal self-ing is a value to be preserved? And how?

Yes, I think autorship is a value to be preserved. I strongly believe in "Genius", but I also believe that sharing and the way we interact with others has definitely changed.