"That was one of those fabulous Prada red herrings: nothing directly to do with the clothes (no Art Nouveau lines or prints to be found), but in the clashing of elements, in the tension between decoration and construction and, especially in the womenswear, the idea of a mix of overt femininity and a subtle brutalism, there were distinct ideological echoes, when you looked hard enough."
"Glasses are great for looking - and, actually, these make the implicit more explicit. The metal frame, with elaborate curved bridge and arms, nods to the Nouveau, a style that has frequently influenced Prada aesthetics - fitting, given that the brand was born in 1913. There's also the idea of Gesamtkunstwerk - the 'total work of art' that transcends mediums and boundaries, integrating everything from architecture to painting to interior design and, yes, clothes into a single creative expression."
The Autumn/Winter Prada shows for women and men were staged on a swaying scaffold covered with a Secessionist-style carpet designed by Catherine Martin. The decorative set functioned as a red herring rather than a literal sourcebook for the garments, creating a deliberate clash between decoration and construction. Womenswear juxtaposed overt femininity with subtle brutalism, producing ideological echoes. Glasses emphasized and clarified those tensions. The metal frames, with elaborate curved bridge and arms, reference Art Nouveau influences tied to Prada's 1913 origins. The presentation invoked Gesamtkunstwerk, integrating architecture, painting, interior design, and clothing. The Prada Runway glasses are available to buy.
Read at AnOther
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]