Moschino RTW Fall 2012

A medley of influences, including toy soldiers, party girls and what looked to be motocross rangers, marched through the fall Moschino collection. Backstage before the show, designer Rossella Jardini described the lineup as “a parade” — complete with a snare drum soundtrack — indirectly acknowledging that the Sixties military jackets; streamlined, color-blocked knit tops and leggings and the taffeta pouf dresses inspired by Peter Seller’s “Pink Panther” looked like they belonged to different collections entirely.

Moschino Cheap & Chic RTW Fall 2012

Moschino Cheap and Chic RTW Fall 2012

“Makeup - and Queen Elizabeth,” said Rosella Jardini, Moschino’s creative director, talking before the show about the inspirations for the collection. And there they were: Luscious lips on white blouses, dramatic eye prints winking on ruffled skirts, and multi-hued fur coats inspired by the squares in a candy-colored compact.Nods to Britain’s monarch — albeit her more youthful self - came in the form of pretty pleated skirts in bright colors, and a cropped military jacket and matching dress with oversized buttons. The Queen was in the women’s branch of the British Army during World War II, after all. An elegant, blush-colored, double-breasted coat with fur collar had particularly regal airs.