MILAN, Aug 4, 2006/ FW/ --- Trust Miuccia Prada to give the fashion world a thought-provoking, almost philosophical collection that is endearing and groundbreaking like what she presented last June for Miu Miu.

With the ‘Prada’ label given a high leg up in terms of visibility and recognition by a bestselling book and the summer blockbuster movie, ‘The Devil Wears Prada,’ giving Miu Miu, the younger sibling of Prada, would be a hard feat.

But Miuccia did it with aplomb with this upside down and inside out collection, giving Miu Miu a chance to grow up and be separated from its older and more popular sibling.

During the Fall 2006 season, Miuccia decided to unveil the Miu Miu Womenswear collection in Paris, instead of Milan. Her reason, as quoted in the press was ‘to give Miu Miu an identity of its own and not be overshadowed by Prada.’

And as Miuccia continues on with this quest, she too inspiration from the ‘bedroom,’ cleverly reworking sleepwear into outerwear that are imaginative, ingenious and very original take on deconstruction.

Striped pajama tops were retrofitted to become shirts and quilts were turned into graphic long-sleeved tops. The sleeping caps became highly covetable kangols, something that the boys of summer will surely choose over the traditional baseball hats.

The dressing robe was reworked to be trench coat and jacket with big flaps on the pocket and flat piping on the placket and collar. The long johns were turned to loose-fitting trousers that tapered towards the ankle. Sheered at the waist and given belt loops to be adorned with belts made of the same fabric, the trousers are casual and sportive.

The boxer shorts became work out gear and biking shorts. Done in Tyvek, that un-tearable nylon paper effect fabric, it could easily be used while working out, surfing, hanging around the house or be in the streets during those hot summer days.

But, it was in the blousons that the Tyvek was showed off the best. Adding monochromatic color blocks, it became the outerwear of choice from the bomber jackets to the boxy plebian coats with micro collars.

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