Prada
Designer: Miuccia Prada

• “Italian iconic fashion house Prada transformed 1950s American housewives into would-be Bond girls on Thursday, with a lethally seductive look which gave a powerful twist to the classic hourglass dress.” [AFP]
• “Nothing was amiss. So honed and yet oblique was Miuccia’s vision (more so than ever, in fact) that noteworthy standouts were hard to come by.” [Artinfo]
• “Totally Prada, and anything but retro.” [AP]
• “She’s come undone: Refined gone rogue was the vibe at Prada’s always-pivotal showing.” [Daily Front Row]
• “Beautiful beaded and tweeded, 1950s inspired clothes.” [The Daily Telegraph]
• “This was, dare we say it, pure sexiness of the most refined order.” [ELLEuk.com]
• “Wonderfully tender.” [Grazia Daily]
• “There are designers who make expensive, glitzy clothes for rich people–a lot of these designers show in Milan. And then there is Miuccia Prada.” [The Guardian]
• “Sitting on the right side of romantic, it oozed a bohemian beauty and sexuality that guarantees these clothes are going to sell.” [i-D Online]
• “This was a New Romantic Prada of the 1980s kind, as if worn by women relieved to go back to the ease of roomy tailoring–but with a long life, make that ‘sex life’–behind them.” [International Herald Tribune]
• “This was a collection that explored the idea of repressed sensuality through the prism of two iconic dress silhouettes of the late 1940s and early 1950s.” [NOWFASHION]
• “When Ms. Prada takes on ultra-feminine clothes in gray flannel and dark, rich tweeds, with small waists and exposed necklines, she is hard to beat. She pulls all the triggers (romance, seduction, good form) but then she injects a sour note of ambivalence.” [On The Runway/The New York Times]
• “Letting go, ever so slightly, of the laser-focused precision of the past few seasons is just one of the things that makes this collection approachable, wearable, and elegant.” [POPSUGAR Fashion]
• “They do say one man’s junk is another man’s treasure. Hence why the Prada hits of season’s gone by all came back in new guises, from the clompy platform shoes to the perfect overcoats.” [SHOWstudio]
• “Her collection proved the power of the dress as an accessory to a life.” [Style.com]
• “This was a strong, confident, and ravishing Prada collection.” [Vogue.com]
• “There was a purity in her vision and a strength–perhaps a reaction to Italy’s unsettled political climate right now.” [Vogue.com UK]
• “The prim and proper lady came fabulously undone at Prada with uneven hems, askew collars, and fresh-from-the-shower hair.” [Wmagazine.com]
• “Miuccia Prada delivered a masterpiece on Thursday evening, a cinematic reverie that offered a little retro, major glamour and a bounty of some of the most exquisite clothes we’ll see anywhere this season.” [WWD]