As Jeanne Moreau’s ‘Each Man Kills the Things He Loves’ drifted in and out of Bauhaus’ haunting, ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’, for Spring 2011, Miuccia Prada transports you to the achromatic halls of an institution. Infusing bold strikes of color into simple contemporary pieces, the jury may still be out on whether or not the almost sadistic tracks were beckoned throughout an insane asylum or hospital setting.

Opening the show with an always expected array of fresh-faced models, using some new to the runway in their first season, a series of blues contrasted the well-lit runway. Layered, yet still building a slim silhouette, three-button suits featured jackets with cinched waists, worn over v-neck tops and the standard button-up meets tie paring. Done mainly in luxe cottons, thicker than the usual, shirts displayed horizontal incisions at neck, making for a collegiate/professional look once layered.

Moving into denim before displaying suits and separates in neutrals, with eye-catching colors to follow, contrast-stitched denim fabricated full looks, targeting a younger crowd.

With the upper-half of the Prada man still slender, Miuccia then delved into wider territory, with the show’s recurring three-button jacket now being paired with more relaxed counterparts, including Bermuda shorts and contrast placket shirts. Though, first shown within the denim range, it was not until tops and trousers both took to surgical blues, did one realize the striking similarity to medical scrubs.

A stethoscope nowhere to be found, the Prada man instead wears rounded wrap sunglasses around his neck, almost in place of a necklace. His medical bag; a monogram drawstring, attached to a leather belt.

Above, the shows mesmerizing soundtrack, featuring the voice of Jeanne Moreau singing, ‘Each Man Kills the Things He Loves’, touching on an excerpt from ‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol’, by Oscar Wilde. Infused with ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’, by Bauhaus.

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Sterile. Bright. Looks reminiscent of medical scrubs from time to time

Prada Spring 2011, taken by Homme Times

For their newest ad campaign Prada enlisted the big guns in fashion to make it a great one, and it certainly did the trick.

For Fall 2010, Steven Meisel photographed some of the biggest names in men’s fashion today: Mathias Bergh, Kim Dall’Armi, Mark Cox, and Clément Chabernaud along with a sprinkling of some of the hottest female models. The setting is an old Hollywood club, perfect for the romantic entanglements of the Prada men.

The setting adds a sensual feel to the timeless clothes shown back in January.

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It’s a season of firsts for Miuccia Prada. Fall 2010 marks Micuccia’s first live broadcast online, the first time Prada’s pre-fall womenswear line is intertwined with her men’s show, and the first time (since Fall 08) that we aren’t hit in the face with a blatant and distinctive trend, such as studs or mesh. Unless of course, you count the nipped in waists, cropped tops, and double-roll collars.

Taking us on a nostalgic ride back to the point in time where the ’60s met the ’70s and created some pretty wild things, this season, Prada gives the axe to her seemingly increasing obsession with black, and uses mostly every other color but the darkened hue. Opening up the show with pieces that you would find in a man’s wardrobe on any given day of the week, then moving into more psychedelic prints and leaner looks, if the ’90s Kurt Cobain grunge “Rape Me” track threw you off, the cardigans and surrounding women’s looks would have helped to drag you back to the age of lava lamps.

Instead of channeling most of her energy into mesh and studs this season, double-roll collars with ribbed knit being the adding extra, now become Miccica’s object of affection. Appearing both on double breasted pea coats and patent coats.

While it may be less of a hardcore man compared to what we saw last year, how can you say no to a very dapper Mr. Rodgers?

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Drawing inspirational from black & white movies and the few shades in between the two colors for her Spring 2010 collection, Miuccia Prada does only what is fitting to showcase such a collection. Enlisting Chinese artist Yang Fudong to translate her notable mesh pieces into a short contemporary film, now up on the Prada website.

Featuring the face’s of the houses current campaign, Jacob Coupe and Adrien Sahores, like modern spies transported into traditional ancient China, giving off an almost film noir vibe. Though not a word is spoken throughout the film, the power of the nearly 10 minute films runs deep.

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Miuccia goes gray…again. What do you get when you combine the classic black & white film and the genius that is Miuccia Prada? A monochromatic collection reminiscent of a newspaper. We may all shudder at the idea of head-to-toe black in the midst of increasing temperatures, but done in light mesh and transparent fabrics, the thought of how to remain cool will be far from mind. Last season when Prada displayed it’s Fall 2009 collection, grey and black served as the main base of it all. Two women’s presentations later, we yet again look at Miuccia’s seemingly two new favorite hues.

Strategic way of selling? Possible. As well all now, a well thought out black/gray is hardly ever able to lose it’s luster.

When Miuccia Prada takes hold of a new trend, it’s only best take her advice. By the looks of it, we all should be expecting to see some mesh, possibly the short-short, and if you haven’t gotten any by now – gray (and lots of it). Unlike the endless studded items showed on last time, Miuccia trades in her studs for mesh. Appearing in hats, cardigans, jackets, and even pants – innovation keys in with the new way of keeping cool, while still being able to keep your clothes on and stick to the essential black.

Designers continue to take there shorts to higher limits, the thigh game currently being played out on the catwalk goes a step further with the introduction of cut-offs. While anyone with eyes and a functioning mind see how that can easily go wrong on the average male, done in a more conservative fabric the cut-off doesn’t seem all too bad. Though I won’t be rushing out to go guy a pair, the cardigans and jackets must be mine.

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When Miuccia Prada attaches her name to something, expect it to be catastrophic and unpredictable. Which might explain why the noted designer staged her Fall 2009 men’s presentation days before it’s initial date. Lustrous leathers, deep blacks, and metal studs; the new Prada man has one thing in mind – “Survival”.

As I predicted days before Men’s Fall 2009 fashion week started, the runways are now dominated by black. As the show opened in a dark and mysterious carpeted pit, the first few looks consisted of nothing but black. Crisp and exquisitely tailored suits, wide necked tops, and pants slightly snug.

Tailored to perfection, but with enough ease and comfort to not be complicated. Easily accessible luxury is what Miuccia created, which is certainly what the Prada customer will look for during the economic hardship.

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