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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.