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Perfect, the magazine and content platform founded by Katie Grand, is to launch its own fashion awards

The Perfect Magazine, the print media and digital creative platform founded by stylist Katie Grand, is launching an annual cultural award event. Celebrating the contemporary icons of today, the Perfect Awards aim to honour the achievements of the most outstanding figures in culture, including design, emerging fashion and other leader in style,...

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MFW: In the House that Prada built, classic garments are paired freely and evocatively

A paper house provided the backdrop for Prada’s Spring Summer 2023 menswear collection. Designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, it embodied the collection themes addressing “naivety, childhood and simplicity." The materiality of paper seemed to align with Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons’ vision for the show, called Prada Choices. “Paper is a...

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MFW: A pragmatic Prada gets a bold shoulder for AW22

As Prada forges deeper into its co-creative partnership between Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons, two years into a collaboration that began in 2020, a visceral language is starting to unfold. The Prada-tropes have been there from the start, but re-birthed with a more modern execution. The sleek triangle logo has been brought to the fore, no doubt...

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Video: Fashion critics react to Prada's FW21 menswear collection

In this video, YouTube fashion channel HauteLeMode has reacted to Prada’s FW21 menswear collection. This is the second collaboration between the head designer of Prada Miuccia Prada and Belgian fashion designer Raf Simons. Watch the video below. Video: HauteLeMode via YouTube Photo credit: Prada, Facebook

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Video: Prada presents its SS21 womenswear collection

In this video, Prada presents its SS21 womenswear collection and an interview with Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons follows after. Watch the video below. Video: Prada via YouTube Photo credit: Prada, Facebook

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The first collection by Raf and Miuccia for Prada: what can we expect?

In February it was announced that the Belgian designer Raf Simons was appointed as creative director at Italian fashion brand Prada. It became clear from the press release at the time that he was going to share creative direction of the brand with permanent chief designer Miuccia Prada. On Thursday during Milan fashion week Spring/Summer 2021,...

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Prada teams up with five creatives for SS21 showcase

Prada wanted to bring into focus the clothes for its spring/summer 2021 digital presentation by replacing a singular statement with the “perspectives of many”, by teaming up with five creatives, Terence Nance, Joanna Piotrowska, Martine Syms, Juergen Teller and Willy Vanderperre to interpret the Italian fashion house’s latest collection shown...

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Prada exhibition coming to London in 2020

The Design Museum has confirmed that next year it will host an exhibition offering insight into Prada’s creative approach, inspirations and landmark collaborations as part of its 2020 programme. ‘Prada. Front and Back’ will open in September 2020 and marks the first major museum exhibition for the Italian label, and will trace how Miuccia Prada...

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Video: Prada FW 2019/20 Full Menswear and Womenswear Runway Show

Prada FW 2019/20 Full Menswear and Womenswear Runway Fashion Show. Collection by Miuccia Prada. Source: Youtube, Bayoucool2, Prada

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Miuccia Prada to be honoured at The Fashion Awards

The British Fashion Council has announced that Miuccia Prada will receive the Outstanding Achievement Award at this year’s The Fashion Awards taking place on December 10 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Following in the footsteps of Donatella Versace, Ralph Lauren, Karl Lagerfeld, Dame Anna Wintour and Manolo Blahnik, who have all been...

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Why do fashion designers dress themselves in uniforms?

What does Giorgio Armani have in common with Steve Jobs, Karl Lagerfeld with Mark Zuckerberg, Anna Wintour with Mother Teresa? They are associated with wearing an instantly recognizable daily uniform. Jobs and Zuckerberg might be said to dress for the technology industry, Mother Teresa had little time for trends, but fashion designers and...

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Prada goes handbag heavy in bid to revive flagging fortunes at MFW

Prada's answer to stagnating sales was unveiled on Thursday with a handbag-heavy Fall-Winter collection that the company's executives hopes will spark a revival in the fashion heavyweight's flagging fortunes. Miuccia Prada's latest offering had a post-War feel about it with sailor or nurse-style white caps abounding alongside cape-shaped coats...