From Prada to Moschino to Fendi via Dolce and Gabbana, the big Italian fashion houses all had complimentary but contrasting visions of what men will be wearing next spring-summer. A lot has been written and said about . The appearance of good, well cut, well tailored yet simple lines and silhouettes is designed to be subtle but extremely stylish, so it was no surprise that Milan designers didn't make any loud 'look at me' statements over the past three days with their mostly menswear previews for Spring-Summer 2025: Hope not rose-tinted glory was the essential theme of Prada's show, according to Miuccia Prada.
“Because even if the times are bad, I feel that it was the right thing to do,’’ she said backstage at the show. “Eventually, I propose something positive, but escapism, I don’t like.” Tops, jackets and hoodies seem shrunken, more than cropped.
Overcoats have three-quarter sleeves. It’s a wardrobe somehow inherited, already lived-in. Creases are part of the construction, as technical as a pleat.
Pointed shirt collars are held aloft by wires. Trousers feature faux belts, low and below the waistline. Belts also are featured as decoration on bags, as if to close them.
Miuccia Prada, co-creative director of the brand along with Raf Simons, said playing with the idea of the real vs. the fake "is very contemporary,'' calling such details “an invitation to take a closer look at the clothes, up close.” “We wanted (the collection) to be already alive, as if cl.
