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Prada: Impeccable -- Though Hardly Revolutionary
By: Godfrey Deeny
Photos by Gruber-FWD
Milan, Jun 18, 2002/FWD/ --- Designer Miuccia Prada played to her strengths this season at
her eponymous Prada line, dreaming up an impeccable collection that may not have broke new
ground, but had plenty of impressive clothes.
Miuccia opened with a flurry of inside-out nylon coats and jackets, which, though arty, were
also practical. Sometimes the whole jacket was turned inside out; others had just nylon flaps
or waistbands. All of them were cool.
With John Lee Hooker's blues playing on the soundtrack, Miuccia relocated her collection from
Italy to the Delta, and out came American worker looks with beige canvas jackets and baseball
caps.
The footwear, projected on linked overhead screens, was very attractive - elongated brogues
with John Lobb-style straps, revamped white golfer looks and multi-colored bowling sneakers
in black, mustard and blue.
Her finale was a squad of finely tailored coats, in black wool or matte satin, that fell
perfectly.
There were relatively few still photographers at the show in Prada's industrial-style
headquarters - the magazine business isn't exactly having a boom.
But the place was packed with camera crews - showing just how many countries have fashion TV today.
However, while a fine show, the collection broke little new ground. After leading a fashion
revolution in the '90s, Prada has become a little formulaic.
The hard truth is that Prada is no longer the pacesetter it once so gloriously was.
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