You get exactly what you expect at Philipp Plein's shows and for those who crave that sort of maximalist, in-your-face excess, you got all that plus some very expensive licensed KISS logo'd apparel for SS20.

If you've been living under a rock, you might've missed the controversy surrounding Philipp Plein's NYC debut. He had loudly announced that Kanye West would be performing but much to the chagrin of a few red-hat-wearing fans, West was not performing and Plein had been duped, much like how customers continue to be duped into thinking what he offers is fashionable. Nevertheless, the show did go on and it offered American tropes that had been done better and with more authenticity than shown here. At least he can throw a nice party, but then again, when your budget is upwards of $2.5 million, who can't throw a nice party a few times a year?

In the briefest of moments at the start of Philipp Plein's FW19 show, one had a glimmer of giddy excitement: a model strode out holding a puffer with a skull-and-cross-bones symbol with Plein's name naturally plastered on it, as well as the years '1999-2019'. Is this how Plein announces the shuttering of his label? Alas, no. It ended in disappointment with the realization that Plein was just celebrating his 20th anniversary. This anniversary collection, however, offered a bright spot in that it allowed the viewer to think back on 20 years of Philipp Plein and the conclusion is that this tone-deaf designer - albeit one can tailor a suit - offers little to the fashion world. There are no new shapes, no new ideas or anything that involves real creativity. Instead Plein's modus operandi is to a offer highly stylized vision of wealthy and masculinity, with rhinestones, glitter, leather, and an unearned ego. That's where his base is and he's built a strong business from this base during these 20 years. As the internet allows people to connect more, the underbelly of toxic masculinity has reared its ugly head and there likely is no better label to attract these men, whose vision of masculinity involves zero self-reflection and no internal growth, than Philipp Plein and for that, one has to give him credit for finding his niche and waiting for the truckloads of cash to come in.

Philipp Plein's high gloss collection are rarely considered high concept collections but they appeal to the millennial, do-it-for-the-'gram crowd, as evidenced here and with virtually every one of his collections.

Tennis is the preferred sport for the upper crust and it's no shock that Philipp Plein used it as the main focus of its SS19 collection for Plein Sport. There were tennis racket printed speedos, cableknit sweaters and a litany of literal references, as one would expect from the German designer.

Philipp Plein's spaceship from the future touched down in New York to bring fake snow and a deluge of patched leather jackets, ski-inspired layers and a lot of excess, to which Plein's core demographic of rich fourteen year olds and tech millionaires trying to reclaim their youth will gobble up.

How many runway shows will Philipp Plein have for SS18? It seems like an endless cycle of recycled troupe of leather jackets and pants, shirtless male models and extravagant sets. If you think it's said in jest, this is Plein's third fashion show since June, fourth if you count the resort collection in May. That seems exhaustive, not just for Plein, his team, the company's budget, but also for the press. There's a reason that times generally regarded as times of excess - the 70s and the 80s - never lasted very long. Maybe Plein is just milking it while he can.

Philipp Plein's Sport line is akin to his namesake collection but with a more active bend and fewer exotic skins. Its vision surprisingly coherent and offers his fans a myriad of branded options.

Philipp Plein is an unabashed maximalist. His collections are so ostentatious that it makes one wonder who over the age of 16 would actually want to wear these things? That being said, his runway shows are fun but one thinks that that's part of the ploy to make the audience, whether at the show or at home watching on their screens, forget that these clothes are so bland and without character even with their outrageous decorations. In the 50s, the decade in which this SS18 collection was based, the hazards of smoking were not very well known and the glorification of it on the runway is just another reason why this collection is a, as the kids say, 'hard pass'.

Maximalist Philipp Plein showed his latest collection at his own villa complete with a red carpet. The collection was for the young, reckless and rich, with dollar symbols literally flying away, who needs to worry about taste when you have billions? The designer clearly believes that money cannot buy taste so why not offer ostentatious fashion for the uber rich and the wanna-be rich.

As if Philipp Plein didn't have enough to do - he showed two different collections during Milan Fashion Week - now he jumps across the Atlantic to show his eponymous collection in New York. The collection is diametrically different from that of the other European who jumped across the pond to show their eponymous collection this season. Plein's FW17 collection offered American iconography, splashed between cross and bones and a goth-like aesthetic. At its core, the collection was every bit as Italian gaudy and maximalist as his previous collections: fur, alligator, and patent leather everywhere; this time, with celebrities like Madonna looking on. Unlike these exotic skins and hyper-expensive fabrics, the collection, which aimed to pay homage to the city and country it was showing in, felt inauthentic.

Philipp Plein debut his first collection for Plein Sport in Milan, which he calls "the world's first luxury active sportswear brand", nevermind that labels like RLX, Tim Coppens, and even Lululemon have been in this arena for years. The resulting collection of some 70+ looks offered reflective puffers, face masks to ward off the cold while training outdoors and a plethora of athletic references from American football to boxing. How novel.

Although Europe's eyes are on the UEFA Euro 2016 games, Philipp Plein had his eyes on another sport for inspiration: basketball. The resulting collection had the requisite basketballs cupped by many of the hard-bodied models who strode down the runway in leather, patchwork, and gilded prints, all par for the course for the German-born maximalist designer.

There was a lot to digest at Philipp Plein: croc, skaters, superheroes, tailoring, and Lil' Wayne. Showmanship and an exaggerated lifestyle is what Philipp Plein offers, an amalgamation of everything Justin Bieber, whom Plein mentioned backstage, is known for and ofttimes abhorred for. After all the extravagance and superfluous influences, there actually lies some good clothes. They were mostly all-black from crocodile jackets to black fur to leather pants and black shirts. There was a strong emphasis on performance, think body hugging compression and functionality, ergo the extreme sport references. The disparate references could have been done without but when you're young, beautiful and talented, living life to the fullest without regard is what it's all about and probably no one understands that more in Milan than Plein.

Philipp Plein's high-octane shows are filled with a gaggle of studs, rivets and leather and for SS16, he did not disappoint. The seemingly never-ending parade of slashed tees, studded trainers, and leather jackets provided exactly what one expects from Plein, add a little X Games action in the finale and the collection is a wrap.

Maximilist designer Philipp Plein cast two of the world's biggest models, Sean O'Pry and Simon Nessman, to help ring in his latest collection, one centered on cage matches and mixed martial arts. Hard-edged designs, heavily rooted in leather and fur, were the focus while accouterments likes patchwork added plenty of street cred.

Philipp Plein held his SS15 show poolside and featured a live performance, on a jetski no less, during the show. To pull focus back to the collection, Plein successfully took on a nautical theme that carried with it the big trend of the season: stripes. Anchors, sharks and cableknit sweaters helped round out the nautical vibe while patchwork on suits, jackets, and pants added unneeded attention especially when taken alone, the tailoring would have been enough to catch the eye. Plein has proven that he feels the need to take that extra step to dazzle with props and showmanship when in reality well made clothes speak for themselves.

Much like Versace, Philipp Plein looked to the American west for inspiration for FW14. Cowboys and fringe make a big splash and mixes well with Plein's urban aesthetics. Standouts includes a croc motorcycle jacket, as well as the slim suits.