Founder and designer, Mossi
Mossi Traoré
French, born 1985
French designer born in Paris who founded the ready-to-wear label Mossi there in the late 2010s. Its clothes are made in workshops in the Paris suburbs as part of a programme that trains and employs people looking for work, and Traoré describes himself as a social entrepreneur. He won the ANDAM Pierre Bergé Prize in 2020 and shows during Paris Fashion Week.
Houses
Founder and designer
Mossi
Their runway, measured
32 looks in 1 showNext to every runway we track, Mossi Traoré's looks are darker, cooler, less tonal and more colour-blocked.
Colours
- Black · 1.5× the average37%
- Charcoal8%
- Denim blue · 3.0× the average8%
- White · 1.5× the average7%
- Navy · 1.6× the average7%
- Chocolate brown6%
- Ivory / cream6%
- Tan5%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness32/100darker · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation12.6about average · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals61%about average · all runways 60%
- Warm hues57%cooler · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks25%less tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 48more colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture3.76smoother · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.041more matte · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers, with a glimpse of the looks: one from each collection that wore it most.
- Cape7.9×Garment
- Pumps / court shoes6.1×Footwear
- Cocoon5.2×Silhouette
- Stilettos4.4×Footwear
- Draping4.4×Detail
- Balloon / bubble3.8×Silhouette
- Dramatic3.7×Mood
- Maxi skirt3.7×Garment
Silhouettes
- Asymmetric 56%3.6×
- Draped 41%3.4×
- Oversized 38%1.3×
- Inverted triangle / strong shoulder 25%1.3×
- Sculptural / architectural 25%2.5×
Materials
- Wool / tailoring cloth 72%2.3×
- Cotton / poplin 44%1.4×
- Knit 25%
- Denim 22%2.7×
- Jersey 13%
Details
- Draping 59%4.4×
- Cut-away / asymmetric hem 53%3.5×
- Shoulder emphasis 41%2.2×
- Gathering 38%2.6×
- Padding / sculpted volume 31%2.2×
Patterns
- Pinstripe 13%3.8×
- Colour-block 13%2.3×
- Abstract print 6%1.3×
- Check / plaid 6%
Mood
- Austere 66%3.4×
- Elegant 56%1.3×
- Dramatic 50%3.7×
- Powerful 31%2.1×
- Serene 22%
Era references
- Victorian 9%3.0×
- 1990s 3%58% less
- Edwardian 3%10.4×
- 1970s 3%72% less
From the AI tags on 32 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
