Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim created the Monse Resort 2021 collection with excess of raw denim and khaki twill, which happen to be the brand’s best-selling fabrics. They collaged them into jackets, trousers, and asymmetrical skirts, in the patchwork spirit that’s become Monse’s signature.

The opening look resembled a trench coat and a jean jacket cleaved in half and pieced back together, with exploding cuffs and an oversized belt. In such pragmatic, sturdy materials, it felt like a statement piece for shaky times—though Garcia and Kim said they’ve seen an uptick in interest for Monse’s fancier items, too.

Adding their burnished-gold sequined gown to a virtual shopping cart without a single wedding or gala on the 2020 calendar might just be the new fantasy shopping. There are simpler columns in black or cognac crepe as well as side-slit plaid trousers and a twisted blouse—a high-low, dressy-but-not mix, styled with thick-soled Both sneakers.