LoveFrom and Moncler’s playful new collection blurs industrial design and fashion

Zipped inside the new down-filled Moncore jacket from luxury outerwear brand Moncler, I’m already ready for summer to end. Within seconds, I’m also ready for a fall hike, or an early winter rain, or the brunt of a snowstorm. That’s because the Moncore jacket is also a base layer for an innovative three-piece outerwear system, including a field jacket, parka, and poncho. Designed in collaboration with former lead Apple designer Jony Ive’s LoveFrom studio, each piece in the system slips over the base layer and almost automatically snaps onto it, thanks to the magnetic “duo button” LoveFrom spent four years developing. The modular outerwear system is the second collection co-designed by LoveFrom and Moncler, and it’s a playful ode to the fashion house’s connection to New York. [Photo: Moncler] The collection is being released at Moncler’s new flagship store, which just opened in Manhattan, overlooking Central Park. Those in the market for thousand-dollar outerwear may see some similarities with the first Lovefrom and Moncler collection, which launched in fall 2024 as a similarly modular system. This new collection expands on its core idea of using a single piece of fabric to make up …