Prada F/W 2017.18 Milan

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[Inlimbo]

I loved it. Is it the first time she has sent gowns on the runway ? I can't remember !

 

[Scotty]

Bad styling. Can they stop with piling everything on one person?

 

[kokobombon]

Everything is so busy imo, I hate everything but those illustration prints.

 

[tatouejeremie]

looks like a collection put together by the merchandising team

i found it out of touch and a bit offensive in its ostentatiousness but it seems like italians love life in their little bourgeois bubble

 

[RedSmokeRise]

I don't love it as much as the menswear, but this is still pretty solid. Those Robert McGinnis illustration outfits are pretty spectacular.

At this point I'd like to see her just combine the Womenswear + Menswear shows together. Re-using the same set / soundtracks / themes a second time around really does lessen the impact of both collections.

 

[IloveDiorHomme]

I really like the pieces put apart. Strong coats with fur collars, great embroideries, beautiful skirts. But the styling sometimes is over the top....this after-ski shoes and the chapkas ruin the show, sorry !

 

[AnaD]

I hate the styling but the pieces are quite good, and it's a pretty solid collection. The gowns are great, as are the coats, but the fuzzy accessories are atrocious!

 

[Sensation]

At this point I'd like to see her just combine the Womenswear + Menswear shows together. Re-using the same set / soundtracks / themes a second time around really does lessen the impact of both collections.

I agree... I thought the collection was okay - not her best.

 

[jeanclaude]

This looks like Custo Barcelona (those illustrations prints scream Custo!) with 70s mood and tons of embellishments all over to try to hide the emptiness of the whole concept.

 

[Inlimbo]

This looks like Custo Barcelona

Now I really have heard it all...

 

[liberty33r1b]

it's Prada on drugs, I love it

 

[Wintergreen]

Looks like it's in the early stages of catching whatever Gucci caught with Alessandro Michele.

 

[jeanclaude]

Now I really have heard it all...

Check Custo Barcelona collections from late 90s early 00s...and you´ll get what I mean.

 

[dior_couture1245]

Messy. I thought she was on to something with her Spring/Summer 2017 women's collection....but her Fall men's show and now this feels back to the old over-styling tricks.

This is the problem with so much fashion now - especially at these big brands - it's like every design department is internally fighting for attention...the shoe team is screaming for attention, the jewelry team is screaming for attention, the accessories team is screaming for attention, the collection team is screaming for attention...and then it all gets piled on and it's just a mess. Nothing can be appreciated because no one idea is given focus.

The production also feels so stuck. The Instagram-ready set, the schizo soundtrack (which I usually love from Frederic, but it's getting a bit formulaic), the stunt casting of #tbt girls, the requisite makeover haircuts on a handful of models, the kitchen-sink styling, etc. etc. It's all so familiar and it's all so stale. What does any of it say about anything?

 

[mistress_f]

it's very prada, and there's a lot of pieces i love, but the styling ruins everything. why???? it has to stop!

 

[Lola701]

First of all: MOHAIR!

I guess it's very difficult to do something really focused when you're picking so much elements from a lot of your past collections...

The corduroy part left from the Prefall referenced what she did for her FW93 collection.
Then, we have the mohair (!) ensemble from FW07,some touches of the current SS collection, the faces from SS14 on the fabrics of SS05, the coats from FW14, the "Great Gasby" inspired part from Prefall 09...etc.

I don't hate it. It's just over-styled. I see some very covetable pieces like the dress on Lineisy, the ensemble on Vittoria and the girl right after her, the dress on Amanda, the berets and the buckled pumps/sandals.

The over-the-knee boots feels very dated...very 2005. The inclusion of the gowns is really fresh for Prada.

The whole collection looks very Prada but also kind of ridiculous. When looking at it, i know that 90% of this will not be produced and it's something that has always been a frustration with Prada.

And Seriously, NO WOMAN ON EARTH WOULD WANT TO WEAR A MOHAIR ENSEMBLE OR DRESS!!!

I loved it. Is it the first time she has sent gowns on the runway ? I can't remember !

On the runway, it's the first time since 1998. She did some "real eveningwear" in her Resort/prefall 09 but she has always been more about midi length than long gowns... So this is really fresh from her.
And it's kinda well executed considering how disastreous Prada Redcarpets are.