The Best Prada Collection By Raf Simons & Miuccia Prada? (Prada SS25 Menswear Review)
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- Опубликовано: 30 июн 2024
- In today's video I am reviewing the latest Prada Spring Summer 2025 menswear runway show / collection.
Up in one corner of the Prada space was a small, white, pitched-roof house. From it a white fenced walkway led in a meandering slope down into an audience that was at last wrapping up its pre-show social media obligations and settling into its seats. Up in that house you could see light pulsing out from the windows and around the door, plus hear from some sound system within Maxi Jazz intoning “I can’t get no sleep” beneath the amphetamine beats of Faithless’s Insomnia.
This created the impression that when the door finally cracked ajar and the first of 50-ish young models started their runway descent, they were stepping out into that twitchy and tinnitus-cursed netherworld between an all-night party and the punishingly lit unreality of the morning after. In truth, however, these models looked way too fresh faced to have spent the night losing their minds. Instead it was left to the collection to make you doubt you were always seeing things entirely straight.
Apparently wool (actually cotton) trousers in a ’90s bootcut and dadcore fabrications-some of them pretty heavy looking-featured painted-on trompe l'oeil belts. It was hard to be sure as the models strode fast in front of you, but some of those pants looked to have been a little worn at the hem. Fitted Breton striped pullovers looked shadowed with sweat and running dye, their patterns apparently warped by enthusiastic movement: but that was the print. Colored V-neck knits or cardigans that at first glance looked worn over polo shirts or crew necks were at second glance evidently single knit garments. Collars and cuffs on floral shirts and cropped jackets were hoiked up or out by inbuilt wires in order to throw wild anti-gravity shapes. The impression of not quite trusting your eyes was reinforced by the mirrored wraparound sports shades whose lenses were printed with beaches and seascapes and other places you’d like to be transported to.
Alongside the garments and accessories that were designed to make you second-guess your perception, others made you wonder if the models were their original intended audience. Some outerwear was cut so that the sleeves ended just below the wearer’s elbows and the skirts ceased slightly above the knees-the scale of these coats suggested that might have originally been sized for someone more diminutive than these towering young men: possibly even Mrs. Prada herself.
She was backstage alongside Raf Simons to provide some context: “youthful optimism,” was Prada’s summation. Simons added that the collection was intended to transmit “that freedom to allow yourself to let things come together and find a way.” Built into it was the notion that this was to some extent an appropriated wardrobe whose garments were either hand-me-downs or otherwise acquired. Simons added: “There are elements that are female, masculine, coming from mom, dad, grandad, grandmother. Maybe things from your memories...”
“…and fantasy!” interjected Prada.
Of the feeling that these garments were pre-loved, whether through the quirks of proportion, the sense of wear, or the conscious crumpling, Simons said: “We wanted it to look already alive-clothes that you already live with-not too constricted or contrived or architectural or conceptual: more like free youth spirits.” Added Prada: “And it’s about the opposite of grandness, because there is too much grandness around in general.”
Both suggested that they were inspired by and working to appeal to the directness, innocence and purpose of youthful intent, or as Simons said, “Sometimes when you are older you start to overthink a lot and you limit yourself. When you are young, you just go.” To an extent, this spirit seemed to have impacted the designers’ own way of working. “We just put things together,” said Prada. And when asked why they had used artwork by Bernard Buffet on this collection’s T-shirts, she replied: “Basically, we liked the graphic.”
#fashion #prada #luxury
0:00 Intro
2:39 First Thoughts
7:01 Runway Analysis
23:35 Vogue Runway Breakdown
1:20:10 Prada Website Prices 
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Good stream. “Learn fashion at your own pace” i like that. With the speed and accessibility of the internet it feels like if you don’t know every ancient fashion house in addition to all the new niche brands of today you’re not invites to the party haha
0:00 Intro
2:39 First Thoughts
7:01 Runway Analysis
23:35 Vogue Runway Breakdown
1:20:10 Prada Website Prices
thanks for the timestamps! hope you keep doing it.
Loved the show and the review. My nan would roll in her grave over these cresed up clothes LOL. She taght me how to iron clothes. "No cat eyes, ever", she always said. Clever with the triangle logo placement. The wire in the collar seems interesting. I'm going to experiment with that in my sustainable brand for shirt and jacket collars. I luv shoes! I have 200+ pairs. I have narrow feet (and even more narrow heels), making it harder and harder to find my width at a "sane" price. Love British shoes and they make narrow width. Modelling runway shows is no money if you're not uber famous. I made regular money modelling from being a fit model (modelling for designers and pattern cutters in the atelier) showroom and fashion expo model when I lived in London (even in my 50s, I was totally reliable in comparison to young models.) I used to style models for brands for ecom shoots and they make good per day. The buyout for adverts is good if you have a brilliant agent. Gender discrimation in fashion is prevalent, small bags, no functional pockets (even breast pockets) in jackets/blazers and trousers. And even in sizing. This S-M-L trend in fashion is totally bogus. Copywriting for ecom brands is such bs. I hated it. I was driving since I was 16 and I quit when I didn't have a car in the UK. 40+ yrs of driving. I always hated it, hate traffic. Driving is SO overrated. I did drive on the Autobahn. WHilst working in Germany. (Misconception: it's only in certain strecthes of motoerways, I a tiny Fiat that the company rented. Driving 80km with the steerring whell shaking as Lamos, And Ferraris sped by with the odd idiotdrving 80 in their lane), Here in SOuth Beach tourist hire Lambo left-right-and-center. It's such a joke. Tesla catch ablze with no warning. They aren't produce via true Nikola Tesla technology and intention. Luv Black Mirror best show ever.
The thing I liked the most about this collection. It’s all wearable, unique in style and design - and a safe investment . Classics with a twist
On Prada, a few thoughts:
1.) Color: Prada’s use of color is amazing. More so, if you pay a little more attention, color used works for the skin tone of each model. This principle is not something that all brands get.
2.) Clothes: I was very disappointed that commentary section of Prada was spent discussing some Korean ambassador and I’ve noticed this was a trend amongst brands this year. Anyway, it was fantastic that we could discuss the clothes. The idea of ‘closer’ makes me think that there’s a lot more to these clothes than we can only enjoy in person and this collection is bound to sell really well because of that. For example, Those bandanas are trompe l’oile I believe. The closer I look the more I see new things. No item was basic, down to the accessories.
3.) Concept: I was fascinated my the concept here. I thought it was simplistic to consider these as ‘clothes you can get from thrifting or Uniqlo’. Fashion collections are proposals and this was a very compelling proposal. I have always found shorter sleeves to be a bit weird and I never asked myself why? This collection made me ask why? I loved to think that a jacket that I once used for autumn/winter but became too short on the sleeves, only became a jacket that I could use in the spring/summer. Thus I didn’t need to throw it away. Maybe another angle to allow for a lot more sustainable use of clothing. We made oversize ‘cool’. It is fun to see an attempt to make ‘undersized’ cool. People accuse them on trying to save cost on soles or fabric. Possible and was more sole and fabric any better? I’ll admit that not everyone will look great in these clothes but I’m excited to see people get creative and be proven right or wrong. This is a collection that we will surely come back to in the archive of Prada.
Top SS25 classic collections for me:
1.) Giorgio Armani
2.) Wales Bonner
3.) Lemaire
Top conceptual collections:
1.) Prada
2.) Walter Van Bierendonck
3.) Magliano
I wanted Yohji to make the list but it didn’t do it for me this year. We are now in a full Japanese ink-jet print era. Love it for him but doesn’t fit my style
My take on the bags. Scale, as another person commented. In addition wealthy women don’t work. Whereas men regardless of whether they’re wealthy or not - tend to work. The space for stuff, pockets. Probably designed to fit work related stuff in.
Women’s bags. We need lipstick, wallet, and that’s it
I love the change of coloue...suits you so much...
Thanks!
Missed the livestream because I slept early
Sad I missed this one 😣🤒
Shout out to the Urbans 😂😂❤ lol 👋🏾
I've said it before and I'll say it again...with Prada, (even before the overrated Raf Simons joined the brand) you always get eleganance with..."something". Meaning, you get WEARABLE clothes that are pushed to the edge of, for lack of a better term, "crazy" or "edgy". This is the perfect blend of commerce and creativity. It's a taste level that has yet to be matched in the fashion world.
Oh, no, are you ok? It seems you got hurt. Wish you all the best!
I fractured my finger playing basketball, luckily my finger has been healing well
Marina Yee still does stuff
I mean barely, she has a few collections here and there and then disappears for a few years which is what has been happening over the past couple of decades.
Lol, you have a point.
the reason these brands make a lot of money is cuz men tries to impress women by “buying” their love or by peacocking. and women dress for men. but it all boils down to persuasion.
also...your live stream fans commenting are clueless when it comes to Prada quality...they're just buying the wrong pieces, it's also sexist to NOT give men the "it" bag. Calm the f*&ck down.
congratulations, you hired a Belgian homosexual to design boiler suits for you. like, at that point, you won, girl. you won it all.
its just a bit diluted, that's all. but even when diluted it is still one of the most potent fashion brands in the industry. they just need to sort out who's really the top dog there. hopefully muiccia keeps the water bottle sprayer (and the strap-on) nearby in case raf gets a little too ahead of himself.