Prada F/W 2025.26 Milan

[TaylorBinque]

it's like every collection is a re-edition at this point. It tracks because new ones are not going to cut it.

 

[Monsieur Cristobal]

Remember the cartoon?
No matter what the coyote does, the roadrunner always wins.
Prada and Nicolas are the roadrunners of fashion.
They can do ugly and always get away with it.
With them, ugly is "a political statement", "challenging our preconceived ideas", "not for everybody to get", "relevant for the fashion conversation".
Then we look at the Marni show and we are: eww, that was ugly.
Fashion is so unfair.

 

[LasagneDelRey]

I just want to raf to retire already 😭

 

[tatouejeremie]

i find his lame self-referential moments very cringeworthy, as if his referencing some of his corny ideas is on the same level as miuccia self-referencing her work

 

[plentyofhorns]

This is ugly as hell lol half the pieces look like potato sacks

 

[PDFSD]

Remember the cartoon?
No matter what the coyote does, the roadrunner always wins.
Prada and Nicolas are the roadrunners of fashion.
They can do ugly and always get away with it.
With them, ugly is "a political statement", "challenging our preconceived ideas", "not for everybody to get", "relevant for the fashion conversation".
Then we look at the Marni show and we are: eww, that was ugly.
Fashion is so unfair.

I get your point, i feel strongly the difference is in the refinement and details in execution and authenticity even in the realy more ugly /boring collections of Prada and NG ..compared to Marni which is prada coded before the current designer and now as well the authenticity of the ideas and hand/style language is often Prada play box of toys.

I seen plenty of mood boards and portfolios i can tell you often prada is referenced especially in italy people seem to not be able to see beyond it much like Phoebe's Celine its annoying.

Phoebe Prada NG at their worst they are often better than most ever field has its masters or leaders or distinctive voices, i don't believe most has to do with audience gatekeeping its just the sad reality not much better has since been created.

 

[Overindulgence]

I can't help but enjoy the majority of this collection. I'm a sucker for a disheveled/John Waters take on a 1960s housewife. From Fall 2023 to now, Raf and Miuccia are building a specific universe for this brand, the collections feel more cohesive with one another compared, which was one of the critiques I remember Prada collections got before (the new themes every new seasons starts off as a strength but somehow works against brands in the long run). Now is it missing some of that magic? Of course but imo it could be worse. This might get me some hate but I'll still take this era over the identity crisis era of Prada from 2015-2020.

I just wish Prada wasn't such an ambassador/influencer-sponsoring brand now. And that it wasn't so expensive for the quality you get.