Marine Serre gave us a glimpse behind the scenes of her design process via a show-exhibition hybrid presentation, while the collection itself looked to “re-invent the art of living on a damaged planet”, which with the pandemic, climate crisis and possible pending war, seems perfectly appropriate.

The show was held at Lafayette Anticipations, an exhibition space in the Paris’ Le Marais. Spread out over three floors the venue doubled as an exhibition, with Serre’s team of cutters and sewers at work regenerating fabrics in a makeshift atelier – this weekend members of the public can visit to have their own garment customised with the brand’s signature crescent moon motif.

Titled Hard Drive the FW22 offering plugged into the 90s, racing through rave, grunge and club kid worlds in a collection of garments created using mostly deadstock and upcycled fabrics. Initial looks were heavy on print with an updated take on the crescent moon as an all-over geometric pattern before progressing to colourful tartan and check designs patched together on coats, dresses and a kilt. Vintage grunge t-shirts were reconstructed into dresses and trousers, paired with black cropped jackets while tattoo prints were prominent decorations, creating a second skin effect on catsuits, leggings, and dresses depicting stories of urban warriors.