Jeremy Scott Speaks for the First Time Since His Split From Moschino

SEOUL — When the information emerged on Tuesday that Jeremy Scott had stepped down because the artistic director of the Italian designer label Moschino after 10 years, he was busy settling into his newest vacation spot: South Korea.

By way of video name on Tuesday, Mr. Scott — in Seoul for Wednesday’s unveiling of Re:Type, his sustainable vogue collaboration utilizing supplies from discarded Hyundai automobiles — contemplated his legacy at Moschino, his proudest achievements there and the explanation he parted methods with the model. Listed below are edited excerpts from that dialog.

Welcome to Seoul. Have you ever been right here earlier than?

I’ve been right here. I’ve been right here at the very least 3 times. Perhaps 4.

Inform me concerning the collaboration with Hyundai that introduced you to Seoul.

They reached out to me about this two-pronged challenge — first the soccer jersey that we did for the World Cup, after which this half, being impressed by the work they’re already doing of taking former automotive interiors to then recycle that materials and make it new material to do new interiors. So I wished to take a few of that material, create robes out of it, however even go additional and take precise automotive components after which create this mix of an concept of issues which have been recycled from automobiles. And that means we are able to reimagine utilizing components to do one thing very theatrical and fanciful and eccentric.

How a lot leeway have been you given to convey your fashion to those designs?

I had carte blanche, and that was very, very great. As a result of that’s the place I work finest, actually, is when individuals wish to work with me, they usually wish to work with me due to the visions I’ve created over these 27 years of doing generally difficult and out-of-the-box, surprising sorts of concepts in garments.

A few years in the past, you expressed an curiosity in branching out into film. What else can we count on out of your subsequent chapter?

Movie is one thing I’ve been nonetheless pursuing in numerous methods, clearly, by means of the pandemic. I did three quick movies in lieu of exhibits and created completely different narratives, and that was very thrilling for me to step into the function of directing and creating, from the marionette show to “Jungle Red” after which, lastly, the musical I did with Karen Elson. Alternative ways to precise myself and specific concepts. And I liked it. Undoubtedly nonetheless on the directing tip and making an attempt to determine how that may slot in and every thing can work time-wise.

Why did you and Moschino half methods?

You understand, I felt prefer it was an incredible period of time. Ten years is sufficient to actually bookend one thing. And now it’s time for me to start out a brand new challenge.

Something particular in thoughts?

Oh, you already know. It’s too quickly for me to say.

What do you hope your legacy is out of your time at Moschino?

I feel I hope it’s what I’ve achieved, like introduced humor and whimsy and pleasure to the catwalk and to the campaigns and hopefully even by means of individuals’s Instagram — simply put a smile on individuals’s faces. If I’ve achieved that, then I feel mission completed.

As Moschino will get able to have fun their 40 years as a model, you already know — 10 of that’s me. Ten of that was Franco [Moschino]. So, you already know, I really feel very proud to have been in a position to mud off that model that had been forgotten and form of ignored and put it on the map once more in such a daring, bombastic means and, actually, having my grand finale be Angela Bassett on the Oscars.

It simply made me so blissful when she texted me right this moment and was so excited concerning the information. You understand, I simply was, like, “You have been the cherry on high of all of it.” That was the right pièce de résistance.

Are you able to envision your self transferring on utterly solo and going again to your individual label?

Completely. As I personal my very own model and I personal my title utterly outright, that was at all times a risk of simply coming again and getting into my very own model. I imply, for 27 years it’s what I’ve been doing, you already know? Designed for 10 of it, sure, with Moschino. However aside from only a couple years with this pandemic, I’ve an extended, wealthy historical past of my very own legacy.

Was the break up with Moschino amicable?

Completely. I’ve nothing however love for them, and I hope that’s precisely how they really feel about me.