I promptly raised my hand and said “Prada.”
It was more than a quip. Among Miuccia Prada's many gifts is the ability to culminate concepts into fully realized collections. No matter where she ventures thematically, the arc of her aesthetic remains clear.
There was a nod to sportswear with wrap-around sunglasses, complete with neckstraps. Let’s hope there was some irony here and this trend doesn’t step off the runway.
Elusions to hospital scrubs manifested in the palette of clear blues and the boxy shape of T-shirts and shorts.
Schoolboy resonances sounded in the styling...
... and accessories: bags which came down the runway emblazoned with varsity letters and clutched like lunchbags, and bracelets that looked like that perennial summer-camp diversion (do you remember how to do “square”?).
The mixture of references culminated below the ankle, where wingtips sat atop layered soles that were part espadrille and part runner.
Jackets featured extreme tailoring in the waist.
Sweaters further developed a V-shaped torso, emphasizing shoulders with solid colour boat-necks...
...and bright stripes across the chest.
Despite the eclectic inspirations, the collection retained that distinctive, cohesive and utterly desirable quality that is, in a word: Prada.
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