Prada F/W 2007.08 Milan

[Dkammern]

i really apreciate something miuccia said about getting sick of fur because it is everywhere... and she is right!!

she did fur last season (many collections where full of fur last season) and most collections have tons of fur this season...
probably next year designers will realize it's no time to do fur anymore just like miuccia said now... it is because she realises this kind of things first that she is on top! that's what she gets paid for... imho she never shows the same thing twice no matter how comercial or profitable that was last season for the brand!


(no ethics involved with the fur issue... it's just not right anymore... not trendy! )

 

[MissyChic]

I like the black jacket. It's unusual looking. I also like #16 post.

 

[crepebacksatin]

i have a coat that's almost exactly like this, that i bought in marshalls when i was maybe 12? it's the same shade of orange, just as furry, length is the same... i had to have it for some reason, and of course never wore it because it's absurd. actually, i think i lent it to a friend one halloween for pimp costume purposes...

maybe now i can sell it on ebay for $$ because it's prada-esque?

 

[kanita]

I don't like it, I gave it a chance, but it is plain old ugly. I don't even like the shoes, the heels are hidious.

 

[Andro]

Is The Miu Miu show going to be in Paris again? Miu Miu is always a more broken down version of what shes does here at Prada

 

[sogangsta]

a lot of the coats are nice but overall im disappointed

 

[stilettogirl84]

i have a coat that's almost exactly like this, that i bought in marshalls when i was maybe 12? it's the same shade of orange, just as furry, length is the same... i had to have it for some reason, and of course never wore it because it's absurd. actually, i think i lent it to a friend one halloween for pimp costume purposes...

maybe now i can sell it on ebay for $$ because it's prada-esque?

 

[D'Felipe]

The opinions in here are so divided! This is such a funny thread on so many levels

 

[babyladybones]

I think this is a disapointment. Some of the pieces are ok. I love the leg warmers, or whatever they should be called, but some of the material is really icky. Idk how well I felt she did.

 

[mdankwah]

www.vogue.com

PRADAWITH all the bells and whistles we’re used to in Milan – glitter and flesh from Cavalli, leopard print and flesh at Dolce, oh-so-pretty dresses at Ferretti and even more romance than normal at Armani – you can rely on Miuccia Prada to bring us all down to earth. Her show this evening was starkly modern, with a disturbing apocalyptic futurism that brought global warming to mind and made us wonder if this is how we’ll be dressing after the next big bang. Doesn’t sound like much fun – but in the stripping down Miuccia left us with bare basics that allowed us to re-find what we liked about fashion in the first place: basic colours – oranges and purples running into each other on knee high school girl socks, brown or yellow fur coats – and simple shapes for trouser suits and collarless coats that were as plain as the models’ bare faces from the front but at the back had folds over the bottom as if they were sitting on a swing. “You are a man,” sang the soundtrack – fitting both because Miuccia has announced that from now on she’ll show men’s and womenswear together in a bid to unveil “one clear idea” every season, and also because the grey coats, cardigans and suits were stark in their masculinity. Colours stayed natural in the first section of the show, leaving a black canvas to better show off the great accessories that, no matter how odd the catwalk show might seem, continue to have unsurpassed mainstream appeal – namely, this time, great little doctor’s bags and clutches that cling to the wrist by way of a bowed outer section. Scrunched silk pencil skirts that ran degradé from green to orange and milky pleated leather skirts were wonderfully, recognisably Prada and this designer’s incredible skill and imagination when it comes to fabrics was shown again when stiff tweeds grew into mossy green silk as if by magic. Those less familiar with the forward-moving Prada mind may have been non-plussed by hairy two-tone skull caps with racing jockey stripes or rubberised mohair – and let’s face it, it’s unlikely that they’re going to be first on the shopping lists of Alexandra Shulman or Anna Wintour in the front row – but her fashion magician’s hand on never-seen-before fabrics combined with a skill for creating something both unique and progressive each season is what puts Miuccia Prada ahead of her game. And if it’s wearable you want, go for the gorgeous metallic painted tweed coats – one in rose and another in spearmint. (February 20 2007, PM)

Dolly Jones

 

[stilettogirl84]

Her show this evening was starkly modern, with a disturbing apocalyptic futurism that brought global warming to mind

how ridiculously pretentious is that?

It's just clothes- when I read things like that, the whole "emporer's new clothes" argument about prada really begins to gain steam

 

[sarah13]

Haha. I agree. Talk about reading too much into something, or projecting your own thoughts onto someone else's. I think that article says more about the person who wrote it than the Prada collection.

 

[ysljunkie]

prada is really out there sometimes... but i do like this collection

 

[Salvatore]

disturbing apocalyptic futurism that brought global warming to mind

The apocalypse is no where in site........at least in Prada. When some try to sound intelligent, it's funny how they end up sounding dumb. But if she saw "disturbing apocalyptic futurism", then "disturbing apocalyptic futurism" it was for her. Potato......Potahto.

 

[masquerade]

You know they will...Anna truly has no style, she just follows whatever Prada does/gives her. Jesus...I can picture it, Gemma Ward wearing a green Prada shag coat in a trash can...

please anna, make this photoshoot happen

 

[nikousha]

haha one of the best collection in this milans fashion week so far..
fabrics are just fantastic [:

 

[peacelover142002]

I just read through 11 pages of "I hate this crap" and "This is genius."

But whether you like it or not, you have to admit that this is the designer to go to when you want to know what next season will look like. Prada is always one step ahead - for spring, she showed satin and turbans, and now for fall, everyone else is showing satin and hats.

But Prada is a lot more intellectual. It's the other designers who will run with this collection, and make the shaggy carpet fabric into something a little more wearable. I highly doubt that people will be wearing coats made of the stuff - but purses, scarves, other accessories? Not impossible.

As for my personal taste, I really like it. I love that she used bright colors, I love the shaggy carpet fabric, I love the two-toned knee socks, I love the purses, I love the hats. It's brilliant, and on the right people, so chic.

 

[xmodel citizen]

You know they will...Anna truly has no style, she just follows whatever Prada does/gives her. Jesus...I can picture it, Gemma Ward wearing a green Prada shag coat in a trash can...

Oh god, you do realize that this will haunt my dreams, right? It's like my worst nightmare epitomized!

 

[peacelover142002]

^How about Caroline in a shag coat laying on the floor of a bathroom while Gemma steps on her as she gets out of the shower?

I can honestly see that happening.

 

[xmodel citizen]

^ OMG! STOP IT! These images will be playing over and over again in my head