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Prada At Milan Men’s Fashion Week – Showcasing Spring/Summer 2011 Menswear

At Milan Men’s Fashion Week held recently, Prada showcased a few scrubs-like tops and oversize fanny packs, loads of loud orange, and some very funky bull’s-eye sweaters. Miuccia Prada described her menswear collection in bold colors and clear lines as “simplicity regained.”

Simply cut pullover V-neck shirts in cotton, and sometimes denim, resemble hospital garb and are worn over ample Bermuda shorts that have an A-cut more suggestive of a skirt. Tailored jackets have three buttons, but only two are fastened, allowing the brightly colored stripe along the button line — say, royal blue, or yellow — to peek through and are paired with skinny pants, a favorite of the season. Sweaters had boatnecks and featured bold stripes around the top.

The accessories were nothing if not postmodern. Sunglasses were wrapped around the neck. Soft leather bags were belted around the waist or carried with a handle that slipped over the wrist, bracelet-like.

The genius of Miuccia Prada is that she’s so far ahead of the game, her aesthetic can sometimes be lost on mere mortals, much less the fashion pack. Double denim, bum-bags, doctor’s scrubs, Livesaver jumpers — really? Isn’t double denim a passing chain-store fad? Obligatory citrus brights littered the navy-strong collection, along with hints of camel and stark surgeon’s whites. The slim three-button suit made a comeback, but this time with the addition of sporty neon accessories to keep it from being too Wall Street, more Oxford Street. The fashion forecast boys? The future’s so bright, you’ve gotta wear shades.

The New Prada Print Collection

The new Prada Print Collection is out, and once again it’s absolutely clear that no one does prints like Miuccia Prada. The dresses (see below) are simply beautiful. Other outstanding pieces include ballerina pumps with ribbon bow in contrasting prints, and a shoulder bag on a chain strap in more prints that are inspired by fabrics from Miuccia’s extensive textile archive. The collection goes on sale in mid-May, and every single piece will retail for under £500. Dresses will retail for between £425 and £475 (depending on fabric and print), shoes for £235, and bags prices are not yet confirmed.

Prada Summer 2010 Lookbook

Prada’s 2010 summer lookbook is out, featuring some 1960s pop art melting into a black & white spread that features pixelated overlays and double exposures. Check out some of the snapshots below; note the very short shorts, patterned swirls, knits and buttoned-up designs.

Prada SS10 Collection Lookbook

Prada di a super-cool lookbook for its SS10 collection, one that was a clever combination of super deluxe silky reflective fabrics cut in sharp, frill free shapes and sugary colored stylized kitsch prints of palm trees and tropical scenes. Miuccia Prada described it as “business to beach”. She went on to say that what had really fired her imagination for the coming season, was a mixture of “high and low, palazzos and the popular, – I really liked it”.

What started on the catwalk, has been taken up and made so real in the lookbook. The background images are actually of a man-made resort in Japan. Some favorites are featured below.

Prada Men’s 2010 Fall/Winter Collections Hit The Milan Runways

Men’s runway shows have been buzzing in Milan recently, where designers began showing their fall/winter collections for 2010.

Miuccia Prada managed to mine the American preppy canon alongside bold street-wear patterns that included colorful puzzle-piece camouflage and dizzying geometrics on what appeared to be ballistic-nylon outerwear and bags.

As the first of the navy blue blazers, beige trousers and camel-colored trench coats hit the runway, it seemed like a huge departure from the traditional Prada DNA. But as the models made their second pass back up the runway one could notice it was all filtered through the Prada lens, as the designer toyed with the traditional ever so slightly: sweaters stopping above the navel and sleeves creeping below the wrist, while outwear pieces had generously cut lapels and many collars were double layered – one of shearling, shiny vinyl or nylon, with a second on top in a knit fabric.

- L.A. Times Review

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