Jeremy Scott conjures up a glamorous space-age pop band

NEW YORK — Designer Jeremy Scott sent his models down the runway in electric hues, crystal-embedded garments, sparkly sky-high boots and brightly colored wigs, evoking what he called an “intergalactic pop band.” Along with the futuristic sparkle, Friday evening’s show had some more earthly designs like pretty prints, fringes and lace and even some down-to-earth denim. But the show, in front of notables like supermodels Gigi Hadid and Irina Shayk, was mostly about color and sparkle, aided by over 30,000 crystals embedded in the garments. Scott said after the show that he’d been inspired to create “an intergalactic imaginary synthetic pop band, a rock opera in outer space.” But the idea, specific as it was, was not triggered by any particular experience, either musical or visual, Scott said. “But as for something versus another, I just try to feel it, go with it, open, embrace it and let it come in and follow the process.” It was almost, Scott said, “like breadcrumbs are being left by a higher divinity.”