prada does two things right in this collection:
1] accessories, of course!
the shoes! AMAZING! the Necklaces!!!!! The buttons!!!!! Belts! WOW!
2] styling [placements of accessories, belts, accents, colors, the tie die and fur accents]
i really wanted to like this collection. so i looked at all the photos for a couple of days... but i am still not liking it.
i feel like i have seen this collection too often from prada... but instead of brown tweed, we are given brown brown and more brown.
my problem with this collection, as with others, is that these clothes are too frumpy to wear. a few of the evening gowns would be flattering. but the rest, are too frumpy and too dated. the low waisted pleats are the most unbecoming style that i have ever seen! they look like they were pulled out of my grandmother's closet & the browns drag the clothing down so much and make them too heavy.
this line is not updated at all... and these clothes are too harsh and theatrical. it screams 50's french and italian riviera to me.
how does one wear these clothes and not look like they walked off a retro film set?
but, of course, the accessories are to die for.
the shoes, amazing.
but the dresses, tops and skirts make anyone that wears them look twice their age. and they eat the wearer up.
remember when claire danes wore that brocade skirt and deconstructed magenta top? she looked like my grandmother.