Prada S/S 2012 Milan

[RedandNavy]

I'm definitely most intrigued by those shoes! Very cool! I love how she makes things that seem to be so new, so her and yet so obvious, so "why-not". I also like the simple skirts with their classic flattering lines plus some of the dresses (the ones with the flames are cool). I'm not a fan of those tops around the breasts and neither do I like the patterned oversize coats, but all in all it's an exciting collection, very Miuccia. The way she combines the classic with the invention is really inspiring, season after season.

 

[balmain1914]

shoes are very childish though.

 

[Marjon]

shoes are very childish though.

agree...

 

[Zazie]

I have extremely low expectations of Prada, so this awful nostagia kitsch doesn't bother me as much as Jil Sander's "Spa Ladies"....

 

[Alejandro]

shoes are very childish though.

Jeremy Scott

 

[FelipeV]

I really really love the styling, makes me thing in everything but housewives in the 50's, somehow the models looks strong with that greased skin, like if they're mechanics and they're get ready for a party after work. I also like the curtain dresses, Prada was predestined for courtain dresses.

 

[Phuel]

I'm surprised at how much love people are showing for this collection-- even the fashion-hardened critics: It's a weak collection by Muiccia's standards. I hate the literal cartoony car prints, they're kitschy and sloppy in design. I loathe the flame prints; it's cheap-looking, no matter the material, colorway, reference, or designer. Cheap is cheap.

The shoes with the tail-lights and gleaming flames is too gimmicky, and like Alejandro, I instantly thought Jeremy Scott, someone whom I would never thought to associate with the amazing Muiccia.

If all the gimmicks where stripped away, what's left is a very pretty collection, very Muiccia, very classic Prada, but nothing really new to talk about. The silhouette and separate pieces are her signatures; The knee-length full skirt in accordion-pleats, the twin-sets, the full-cut opera coats, and the classic sleek strappy heels (minus the flame and tail-light embellishments) worn with the antique-style jewelry. Even the hairstyle is hers. The girls are like Muiccia-clones. Too bad the silliness of sloppily slapped on cartoon cars-as-gimmicks got in the way.

Muiccia's done 50's "pretty" so much better, stronger, and brilliantly for her S/S 2009 collection. This time, it just felt lazy.

fashioncopious.typepad.com

 

[Eterna]

twitpic/SHOWstudio

 

[bedtimestorynyc]

what's this? ^^^ already a trunk show somewhere???
(thanks so much btw, i'm so happy that they're already letting ppl see this amazing collection in person!!!)

 

[liberty33r1b]

^thanks sooo much for posting that!!

do you have more pics, maybe?

 

[GivenchyHomme]

prada.com

 

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US Elle January 2012
scanned by sister-d @ bwgreyscale

 

[Flashbang]

onesixtynotepad

 

[fivehundred]

the trouble with 'sweet' collections, as Miuccia so daintily put it, is that it almost always borders on kitschiness, and that is what she seems to have nailed smack on the head. these are clothes that have a one season shelf life, pieces that can be worn with unabashed, idiotic determination for a few months, then buried deep into the recesses of your closet the next.

i do hope Miuccia soon gets over her exploratory period of girlishness for Prada and make something dark and even deathly serious for Fall next year. considering how well crafted these clothes are won't it follow to appropriate some sense of longevity on the pieces?

This. I totally agree. I admire collections like this from afar, but I would honestly never save up and make a purchase as I just don't see any longevity or value in it.
I'd rather have an investment piece I can wear for a number of seasons rather than a pair of hot-rod inspired shoes that I can only wear for 6 months before I'm sick of them.

But then again clearly I'm not the target demographic!

 

[luisa]

i just saw a woman wearing these shoes. imo they look really stupid in real day life. doesn't help that the rest of her look was super conservative (birkin and blazer)

 

[TheeMigs]

^Thats just a woman with too much money and not enough taste...

I love the shoes/accessories from this collection...they're not going to be everyone's cup of tea...

 

[Littleathquakes]

I don't think taste will ever compensate for how ridiculously silly those shoes are.

 

[mackos]

I don't know if this requires a separate thread as it looks more like a resort collection teaser, but I put it here for now so feel free to move it if necessary.

"Le Voyageur 2012 Collection" - A capsule collection of dresses and accessories narrated through the use of brightly coloured prints and vintage references, as if gathered on a long journey.

Available from mid May @ Prada stores

Prada Facebook fanpage

 

[JulieTao]

I'm a little iffy on this collection. The flames on the shoes might be a little overboard--I like the creativity of them, but that's about it.
And those patterns and prints look absolutely horrid from far out. They may be a little more bearable up close, but eck... I just dislike them.
I also think the slicked hair looks slightly gross. sigh.. Why do I always seem like the minority opinion on everything? haha

 

[GERGIN]

Interesting that they would come out with a resort-like collection at this time, are her race car flame dresses not doing well in the stores?