Artificially saccharine, Prada’s debutante for AW15 was ironically sweet and permanently challenging. Cut from silky neoprene, petite double-breasted blazers, knee-length coats and A-line shifts gave of the air of impossible perfection – an airbrushed suppleness. Mirroring the finishes, colours were hyper-real and plentiful – camel, olive, pistachio, palest blush, coral, sky blue, aqua and teal were just a few of the shades we spotted.
Empire-line dresses featured supersized embellishment and prim bows or came adorned with floral Perspex brooches. Exotic gardening gloves in brightly hued crocodile made for a suitably quirky accessory, while the leather opera length variety found a match with nearly every look. The hides found their way into the garments as well – a strappy mini dress made from bright green faux-ostrich was layered with a duck-egg knitted tee, a soft pink shirt collar making the textural composition complete. Sharply tailored herringbone tweed similarly contributed to this tactile mix.
Prim, sugary and more Prada than Prada has been for some time, this was a strong collection that refuses to be made a wallflower.
by Elisabeth Krohn
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