Philipp Plein takes NY Fashion Week on snowy spaceship ride

Provocateur Philipp Plein descended on New York Fashion Week with a giant spaceship, silvery rock formations and Migos lighting up the crowd Saturday night as fake snow fell and covered the floor of a huge industrial space at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

A model wears fashion from the Philipp Plein collection during Fashion Week in New York, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

And there were clothes. Skiwear mostly, lots emblazoned with Plein's name, skulls and crossbones and some Playboy logos.

The show roared to life with a couple of motorcycle riders and a space utility vehicle that plowed through Plein's fake wall of rocks. Later came a schmoozy transformer (big person in costume) who greeted Irina Shayk as she slinked out of the ship in a black bodysuit emblazoned with "I Love You Philipp Plein."

A model wears fashion from the Philipp Plein collection during Fashion Week in New York, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Transformer plus Victoria's Secret model Shayk walked around the snow and Transformer chatted up some of Plein's front row guests. Also, a man with two prosthetic athletic legs ran laps around the cavernous runway at some point.

The German designer who calls New York home is known for splashy shows — and splashy clothes. In September, the rapper Future performed while models walked and Dita Von Teese did a strip tease in a giant martini glass filled with liquid at the famed Hammerstein Ballroom.

A model wears fashion from the Philipp Plein collection during Fashion Week in New York, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

This time around, Plein's crowd slogged through a persistent rain to Brooklyn for his spectacle, which started about an hour late, leaving guests to take as many fake snow and space rock selfies as any one human could possibly need.

Spaceship PP (Plein's logo with the first P reversed) was the true star of the show, making its way down from the ceiling with jets smoking, lights flashing and really, really loud sound effects.

A model wears fashion from the Philipp Plein collection during Fashion Week in New York, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Once Plein's models, both men and women, strutted in his array of puffers, fuzzy coats and red sweaters, he parked them under his mother ship. They got to dance there at the end as after-party guests took their turn in the soggy line outside for the bonus round.

A model, walking through a snow scene created for the show, wears fashion from the Philipp Plein collection during Fashion Week in New York, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

A model wears fashion from the Philipp Plein collection during Fashion Week in New York, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

A model wears fashion from the Philipp Plein collection during Fashion Week in New York, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

A model, stepping from a spaceship like stage feature, wears fashion from the Philipp Plein collection during Fashion Week in New York, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

A model pauses backstage before modeling fashions of the Philipp Plein collection during Fashion Week in New York, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

A model wears fashion from the Philipp Plein collection during Fashion Week in New York, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

LONDON (AP) — Spain winger Adama Traoré switched London clubs on Wednesday by joining West Ham from Fulham — and said a movie about his new team taught him about the passion of its fans.

“I’ve been seeing West Ham for a long time," the 30-year-old Traoré said. “It’s a massive club, a massive fanbase. I’ve been watching since I was young, when I watched a film about West Ham. I know about the fans and how much passion they have.”

Traoré was likely talking about “Green Street,” a fictional 2005 movie that explored the culture of hooliganism in English soccer through a fan group linked to West Ham.

Green Street was the name of a road leading up to West Ham's old stadium, Upton Park.

The club now plays at the Olympic Stadium, where Traoré will be united again with West Ham manager Nuno Espírito Santo. They previously worked together at Wolverhampton.

The powerful right winger came through Barcelona's academy and has already played for four English teams — Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, Wolves and Fulham.

“He will give us a different option in attacking areas," Nuno said.

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FILE - Fulham's Adama Traore during the English Premier League soccer match between Fulham and Manchester United, at the Craven Cottage Stadium in London, Sunday, Jan 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland, File)