Fashion Week: Moncler Flash Mobs Grand Central

A fashion show at Grand Central Station? Such was the promise of the exquisite rail-themed invitation we received from Moncler, the Grenoble-founded, Milan-based company known for its heritage-inflused alpine wear and sharp eye for young design talent (Giambattista Valli designs the extraordinary Gamme Rouge line, and Thom Browne is in charge at Gamme Bleu, both of which have sent Moncler’s fashion credibility soaring). Our early arrival for Sunday evening’s presentation of the fall/winter 2011 Moncler Grenoble collection led to a prime perch on the balcony, where the curious sipped champagne above the swirl of weekend commuters and speculated about where, when, and how exactly the show would take place.