Made In… will reportedly feature and include handmade items such as ballet flats, tartan prints, and alpaca wool – all sourced from their countries they were inspired by (India, Scotland, and Peru, respectively). There will even be some Japanese-made denim in the mix. Made In… seemingly marks a turning point in fashion’s collective discourse, with fashion production fast becoming a global process, what with increased consumer interest in where exactly the fabrics that make the clothing actually come from.

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.

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.

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.

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For example, if you had bought anything from Prada’s 2000 spring collection (for example, its lipstick-print skirts, knits or bowling bags), you could wear them right now, with impunity and even a smirk, as Prada herself recently re-released the prints – just to underline their credibility – and the bowling shape has undoubtedly become a classic.

At right is a snapshot from Prada spring/summer 2000.

Inspired by an ancient age and a desire to return to basic emotional and physical dimensions in classical art and early culture, the female models will be seen in crumpled dresses adorned in bows and bras, while the male models will were shot in black and white in a moment of reflection, sporting the season’s key pieces, from classic suiting to informal outerwear. Look out for it.