In Milan, Prada's Spring/Summer 2027 collection staged a study in contradiction, pairing trompe l'oeil skirts with utilitarian parkas and sharply dissonant colour blocking. The result was a collection that felt less like a seasonal proposition than a calibrated argument about how clothes can hold competing ideas at once.
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"Prada SS27 Turns Cognitive Dissonance Into a Quietly Radical Milan Statement"
In Milan, Prada's Spring/Summer 2027 collection staged a study in contradiction, pairing trompe l'oeil skirts with utilitarian parkas and sharply dissonant colour blocking. The result was a collection that felt less like a seasonal proposition than a calibrated argument about how clothes can hold competing ideas at once.
Prada SS27 Turns Cognitive Dissonance Into a Quietly Radical Milan Statement
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By RDU Global International Desk, Milan
Fashion Correspondent
Milan, Italy 2026-09-25T09:30:00.000Z•4 min read
In Milan, Prada's Spring/Summer 2027 collection staged a study in contradiction, pairing trompe l'oeil skirts with utilitarian parkas and sharply dissonant colour blocking. The result was a collection that felt less like a seasonal proposition than a calibrated argument about how clothes can hold competing ideas at once.
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