Prada SS12 Review | Women & Car Engines

Italian men have two meaningful relationships in their lives: women and cars. For the Prada spring summer 2012 runway collection, Miuccia put the two together—women in cars—and situated them in a moment in time (maybe the last such) when the world was awash with unambiguous hope for the future. That would be the 1950's. If the Prada men's collection for Spring was haunted by the ghost of Elvis, its female counterpart paraded echoes of Marilyn in her accordion-pleated dress from The Seven Year Itch. The models did walk over a subway grate, but it was unfortunately technically impossible to provide the updraft that would have gusted skirts skyward in a re-creation of one of Hollywood's most iconic movie moments - TIM BLANKS. My E-Book On Effective Ways To Learn About Fashion: https://www.thefashionarchivemag.com/shop SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fashionroadman/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fashionroadman Twitter: https://twitter.com/fashionroadman #prada #fashion #fashionhistory