"And sometimes we have to dye it twice. If it's cotton and a poly, those have more highs and lows. It just gives a real depth to the piece." The result is a crunchy, incandescent piece that sort of seems to glow from within.

There is a jacket [in the collection] that has a kind of twisted monogram, almost like an allover pattern rather than a centralized graphic. That came from the actual Moncler logo, and we wanted this collection to grow out from that. We were also looking at www.monclersoutlets.com a lot of mountaineering ropes and knots used for safety.

A long slick black overcoat featured seamless joins that had been impressed by the pulse of sound waves. Williams's trademark clunky hardware fastenings were there in numbers that would make a risk - averse insurance man proud: This was a highly gathered collection. Many garments were fashioned from the Econyl recycled fishing line derived fabric pioneered by Issey Miyake.

"I always want to do bits and pieces with many people. I don't really want to be one designer for one Moncler Sale brand," explains Fujiwara. "I have to do music, I have to do snowboarding, I can't only do one thing.

"It's a beautiful nightmare," she said of the film. The collection was beautiful too, but no nightmare. Rocha heaped skirts of tulle under voluminous nylon outer layers studded with flower beads and pins, adding tulle or nylon bibs and hoods set into the body of the garments.

And I thought these characters were just what we needed to refresh a feeling of childhood and make us feel young again. Disney was just super - fun to work with. They created a little story of Kermit and Fozzie going to Paris for fashion week, but actually it was Paris, Texas, and Miss Piggy was left waiting for them in the wrong place.