His designs are always full of playful humor and ironic humor about fashion. In the late 1980s, he turned elegant CHANEL suits into beggar outfits by cutting the edges and paired them with huge buttons, subverting everyone's traditional impression of fashion. Moschino often puts his desire for world peace and his love for life into his clothing designs, so symbols like "anti-war", "red hearts", and bright yellow smiling faces often appear on his clothes.