Dazed – 20 juin 2016<\/p>\n
Prada\u2019s ravers make a case for a united world<\/p>\n
Exploring the deeper meaning behind the brightly-hued camping hats, sandals, windbreakers and waterproofs of the house\u2019s SS17 collection<\/p>\n
When it comes to Prada, there\u2019s always more to its collections than meets the eye. Yesterday, in a chainlink-constructed set illuminated by a rainbow of neon lights, Miuccia Prada sent models packing \u2013 literally. With colourful camping hats, sandals, windbreakers and waterproofs, as well as torches around their necks, and water bottles hanging from waistbands, they looked set for a weekend of raving \u2013 helped along by the soundtrack of 90s dance anthem \u201cInsomnia\u201d. The majority of models wore backpacks hung with extra pouches and with straps that crossed around the waist, as well as a spare jacket and even an alternative pair of formal shoes attached. \u201cIn case you want to have a beautiful evening,\u201d Mrs Prada said with a smile.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the second season in a row that the designer has explored the idea of travel \u2013 AW16 was a historic, violently beautiful vision of sea-tossed sailors, their clothes pulled asunder, collars askew, naturally prompting comparisons to the migrant crisis. With issues of immigration continuing to divide Europe, it\u2019s still a relevant theme, and Prada weighed in by discussing the benefits that journeying brings \u2013 an expanded worldview, the sharing and joining of cultures. Such could be found in the childlike buddha, palm tree and mariachi band prints borrowed from Iceland, Mexico, and India, as well as maps taken straight from Google Earth. \u201cThe core goal is to share with other people,\u00a0\u00bb Prada asserted. \u00ab\u00a0Other cultures, other mentalities.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe backpack \u2013 where you put your home, your shelter. Just in case there are difficult times\u201d \u2013 Miuccia Prada
\nBut the idea of a coming storm was there, too \u2013 some garments were printed with weather forecasts that saw the red eye of a hurricane beginning to form. If last season was about the crossing oceans, this was arriving on land \u2013 carrying your possessions on your back, forging a new path into the unknown. As Prada warned: \u201cThe backpack \u2013 where you put your home, your shelter. Just in case there are difficult times.\u201d These weren’t just festival campers or gap-year-goers \u2013 also present was the idea of travel for other reasons, in the form of a soldier like green suit and a series of more sombre looks (matched by Bj\u00f6rk\u2019s \u201cArmy of Me\u201d, which fittingly kicked off the Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Sanchez composed soundtrack). Of course, the collection was a visual feast, beautiful on the surface, and easy to appreciate aesthetically. But it’s the way Prada uses clothes to translate meaning at a deeper level that makes her work so special. Backstage, she emphasised that this season was focused on the present, the now \u2013 if you were willing to listen, these clothes spoke volumes about the nature of our world today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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