<span>As both the creative director for Moschino and his eponymous brand, Jeremy Scott is the industry's anti-fashion poster boy who ignores trends and does exactly</span><span> what he wants. He is, after all, the man who dressed Katy Perry in a chandelier (complete with fully functioning lights) for this year's Met Gala, and is the brains behind Moschino's much sought-after phone </span><span>cases, which have been shaped like packets of cigarettes and bottles of toilet cleaner. In short, </span><span>Scott doesn't seem to take things too seriously.</span> <span>Born in Missouri in 1975, Scott </span><span>was so determined to work in fashion in Paris that he started taking French lessons </span><span>age 14. In 1992, he moved to New York to study fashion at </span><span>Pratt Institute</span><span>, before relocating to Paris </span><span>in 1996</span><span> </span><span>to pursue his career in fashion. However, things didn't go </span><span>as planned, and he quickly found himself</span><span> sleeping rough </span><span>in the metro. Desperate</span><span>, he decided to set up his self-titled label.</span> <span>In 1997, Scott showed his first</span><span> collection</span><span>, </span><span>inspired by </span><span>David Cronenberg's 1996 film </span><span><em>Crash</em></span><span>, </span><span>at Paris Fashion Week. With no money to spend on fabrics, Scott repurposed paper hospital gowns</span><span>, and </span><span>his models walked sans shoes or </span><span>in heels fashioned out of bandages. His second show, an all-black collection</span><span> called Blade Runner, Trash Bags and the Apocalypse, </span><span>was exhibited at the cult (and now defunct) Parisian store Colette. When </span><span>his third show won the praise of French </span><span><em>Vogue,</em></span><span> </span><span>Scott was taken under the wing of</span><span> British stylist Isabella Blow (the woman who launched Alexander McQueen's career in 1992).</span> <span>In 2011, Scott teamed up with Adidas to launch the Teddy Bear Pink sneaker, </span><span>which became a bestseller after being worn by Lil Wayne</span><span>, and </span><span>also worked with Daimler on </span><span>a winged concept car in 2012</span><span>. </span> <span>After being named creative designer for Italian label Moschino in 2013, Scott </span><span>embraced founder Franco Moschino's love of colour and eccentricity. His debut collection for autumn</span><span>/</span><span>winter 2014 </span><span>had models sashaying in dresses made of giant packets of crisps and huge bags of gummy bears. </span> <span>For the men's collection for autumn</span><span>/</span><span>winter 2016, Scott's Moschino was a riot of colourful suits, with witty trompe l'oeil shadows and highlights</span><span>, a feature which extended into </span><span>the spring</span><span>/</span><span>summer 2017</span><span> womenswear that showcased life-size cut-out paper dresses</span><span>, complete with paper tabs.</span> <span>In 2013, however, Scott was </span><span>accused of ripping off a design from Jim Phillips Santa Cruz Skateboards, and </span><span>of allegedly plagiarising New York graffiti artist Rime in 2015</span><span>. Never one to be put off, Scott stayed closer to home for his label's spring 2018 show, with dresses covered in photos of his teenage self, and what he called "over the shoulder boots".</span> <span>This year the words Riot and Shock </span><span>were </span><span>embroidered over hoodies, while autumn</span><span>/</span><span>winter 2019 was almost entirely in the monochrome of newsprint</span><span>. Scott's resort 2020 Moschino collection</span><span>, meanwhile, was not about the anticipated life-on-a-yacht garb, but </span><span>was based on horror films, proving that Scott is always predictable in his unpredictability.</span>
