# Sculptural Premium Outerwear Designs Moncler Raps DingYun Zhang on the Latest Genius Project By Amy Duong | Published 2022-02-13 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dingyun-zhang References: [hypebeast](https://hypebeast.com/2022/2/moncler-x-dingyun-zhang-genius-2022-collaboration) Premium outerwear label [Moncler](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/art-of-explorers) taps the talents of fashion designer DingYun Zhang to contribute his work to the ongoing [Genius](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pure-genius-protein-pink-lemonade) project. Zhang is a graduate of the [Central Saint Martins'](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meld) MA program and grabbed the attention of Moncler with his notable approach to using functional fabrics, layering garments, and creating volume. His Underwater Futurism collection includes sculptural shapes in the form of outerwear. The color palette includes a blend of brown, black, and aqua blue that makes up cropped hooded coats and vests along with ultra-light crinkled nylon materials. Some of the details include hidden zippers, thumb-holes at the ribbed cuffs, Chinese-style knitted buttons for adjustment, and much more. Zhang speaks about the capsule, "I am all for big volumes that sculpt the body into new forms.” Image Credit: Moncler ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.0/10 - Popularity: 56% | Activity: 52% | Freshness: 11% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Functional Fabric Innovations:** The use of functional fabrics in sculptural outerwear design presents an opportunity for manufacturers to further innovate in this space. - **Sculptural Outerwear:** The rise of sculptural outerwear designs offers new opportunities for fashion designers to push the boundaries of form and function. - **Sustainable Construction Materials:** As sculptural outerwear continues to design with structural form, the use of sustainable materials presents new disruptive innovation opportunities for this industry. ### Where This Applies - **Outerwear Manufacturing:** Manufacturers in the outerwear industry can leverage functional fabrics and new structural forms to create premium and sustainable designs. - **Fashion Design and Textile Manufacturing:** Fashion designers and textile manufacturers can explore the use of sustainable and innovative materials to continue to push the boundaries of sculptural outerwear design. - **Sustainable Fashion:** Sustainable fashion industry players can innovate around the use of construction materials to create new opportunities for eco-friendly fashion accessories like sculptural outerwear. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Fashion-Forward Insulated Jackets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moncler-and-jw-anderson.md) - [Sporty Luxurious Down Jackets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inter-milan-1.md) - [Mountain-Inspired Equipment Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moncler-salehe-bembury.md) - [Music-Informed Fashion Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roc-nation-and-moncler.md) - [Alpine Performance Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grenoble-fw25.md) - [Versatile Sculptural Outerwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/transhabit-collection.md) - [Functional Style Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wname.md) - [Future-Forward Layering Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/north-seainspired-fallwinter-2025-line.md) - [Subterranean-Inspired Outerwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stone-island-marina-aw25.md)