Prada Fall Winter 2021
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
WORDS JESÚS S FERRERA
Today has been the time for Prada to showcase its Fall Winter 2021 collection. The most acclaimed co-creative duo of recent times join forces once again to present a collection titled “Possible feelings II: Transmute”, which is “inspired by the idea of change and transformation, opening possibilities”.
Richie Hawtin aka Plastikman has been in charge of the soundtrack, originally created for the occasion. And obviously, his unquestionably techno music has evoked a feeling and atmosphere that we all (or most of us) want to go back to. Surprisingly the set that hosted the presentation was the same as the menswear’s one: a multitextural environment of faux fur and marble by Rem Koolhaas and AMO. The Prada group decided to recycle the space with the aim of giving a new life to the material. And most importantly, after this show, it will be donated to Meta, a circular economy project based in Milan.
As mentioned above, the inspiration behind the show has been focused on changes, on new possibilities. The collection explores the space between polar opposites, that might sometimes be framed within the same thing: simplicity and complexity; elegance and practicality; limitation and release... And it also revolves around the idea that both men and women hold the masculine and feminine within themselves. It’s essentially about transgressing boundaries of convention. In other words, it is about freedom.
This idea is actually reflected in the garments, as clothes are translated from one intent to another: ornament can become functional, the pragmatic can become decorative. The aesthetic of it all is not too far of what we saw last month in the menswear show, but it is rephrased. The garments pretend to give freedom to the body: fitted bodysuits in stretch jacquard-knit, representations of and substitutions for exposed skin.
There is also softness and inherent ease in the garments, and the tailored suits express a universal classicism. Re-nylon, jacquard, faux fur, sequins have also made an appearance.
As is tradition, the show has been followed by a conversation in which both Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons have talked with creative minds from different fields, leading to an in-depth debate in which the collection has been discussed from a multidisciplinary perspective. At the end of the day, fashion is probably a consequence of the intersection of other disciplines: architecture, cinema, music.
Prada
Fall Winter 2021
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
WORDS JESÚS S FERRERA
Today has been the time for Prada to showcase its Fall Winter 2021 collection. The most acclaimed co-creative duo of recent times join forces once again to present a collection titled “Possible feelings II: Transmute”, which is “inspired by the idea of change and transformation, opening possibilities”.
Richie Hawtin aka Plastikman has been in charge of the soundtrack, originally created for the occasion. And obviously, his unquestionably techno music has evoked a feeling and atmosphere that we all (or most of us) want to go back to. Surprisingly the set that hosted the presentation was the same as the menswear’s one: a multitextural environment of faux fur and marble by Rem Koolhaas and AMO. The Prada group decided to recycle the space with the aim of giving a new life to the material. And most importantly, after this show, it will be donated to Meta, a circular economy project based in Milan.
As mentioned above, the inspiration behind the show has been focused on changes, on new possibilities. The collection explores the space between polar opposites, that might sometimes be framed within the same thing: simplicity and complexity; elegance and practicality; limitation and release... And it also revolves around the idea that both men and women hold the masculine and feminine within themselves. It’s essentially about transgressing boundaries of convention. In other words, it is about freedom.
This idea is actually reflected in the garments, as clothes are translated from one intent to another: ornament can become functional, the pragmatic can become decorative. The aesthetic of it all is not too far of what we saw last month in the menswear show, but it is rephrased. The garments pretend to give freedom to the body: fitted bodysuits in stretch jacquard-knit, representations of and substitutions for exposed skin.
There is also softness and inherent ease in the garments, and the tailored suits express a universal classicism. Re-nylon, jacquard, faux fur, sequins have also made an appearance.
As is tradition, the show has been followed by a conversation in which both Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons have talked with creative minds from different fields, leading to an in-depth debate in which the collection has been discussed from a multidisciplinary perspective. At the end of the day, fashion is probably a consequence of the intersection of other disciplines: architecture, cinema, music.