Miuccia Prada doesn't leave any press notes on her show seats so guessing what might be dancing in this designer's head - even after having actually watched the show - is one of fashion's greatest games. Prada started where she left off with resort: slim tailored suiting and separates in black cotton twill that were sewed up with visible double seams reminiscent of denim or workwear. From there, she plucked the same boxy, basic shapes in sheer black silk chiffon. The seams - raw and unravelling or taped into neater strips of brown leather - made the clothes look as if they had been turned inside out and left there. Even luxurious black on black brocade was taped up with leather trim and even bigger unfinished hems. Disheveled? Just a bit. Homemade? Definitely. In fact as the show progressed and we got thrown moody jacquards and colourful patchworks of vintage upholstery fabric, it appeared that Prada's final muse had emerged: a dark - no, goth - granny, trapped inside her attic, furiously stitching up every lost bolt of fabric she could muster from a long lost trunk.
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Artist Pierre Charpin’s works adorn sweaters by Koivu, the design world-approved knitwear labelPierre Charpin’s works appear as embroideries across the latest collection from Koivu, a Finnish-Italian knitwear label founded by design consultant and curator Anniina Koivu
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New Tivoli SongBook range adds function and style to the portable speaker
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This Edinburgh house extension is rooted in the past and looks to the future
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Milan Fashion Week Men’s S/S 2023: Fendi to Prada
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Scene-stealing runway sets from A/W 2022 menswear shows
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Milan Fashion Week men's A/W 2022: Prada to Fendi
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Milan Fashion Week A/W 2021: designers riff on romp and relaxation
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Fendi to Dior: A/W 2021’s standout menswear shows
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Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons rove the digital realm for S/S 2021
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Recapping Milan’s virtual mens fashion week
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The filmic vision of Paris’ virtual men’s fashion week
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