"Prada: Done and Undone" by Cathy Horyn.
Here is the link if you want to take a closer look
I am also going to include the article in this post as well so here it is!
The Prada show on Thursday night seemed to
be drenched in shadow. The lights on the raised wooden platform created shadows
of the models, and some type of illuminated screen displayed the silhouette of
a solitary woman and a cat and a flock of birds. Before the show, I stopped in
the dressing room to see how the makeup artist Pat McGrath planned to interpret
Miuccia Prada’s fall collection, and she
said, inspecting a model’s face, “Done, undone beauty.” The tones — the
wine-stained lips — looked as if they had faded away.
But as the models came trooping out,
I didn’t pay much attention to the backdrop. Ms. Prada was back in familiar
territory, returning to a haunting and maybe repressed female beauty that
marked her early collections. “Raw elegance,” she had said just before I left
the backstage to find my seat. She said other things, and I’ll include them in
my complete review of the first days of the Milan fall collections.
When Ms. Prada takes on
ultra-feminine clothes in gray flannel and dark, rich tweeds, with small waists
and exposed necklines, she is hard to beat. She pulls all the triggers
(romance, seduction, good form) but then she injects a sour note of
ambivalence. Classic sheaths are loosened up at the neckline, or maybe the
zipper isn’t fully closed, and underneath is a drab sweater with the sleeves
pushed up. Similarly, Ms. Prada knocked down the elegance of a beaded black
chiffon dress. Some skirts had a side panel that added volume to the silhouette
as it dipped asymmetrically at the hem.
Well, nothing was exactly straight
in this collection. Ms. Prada didn’t break new ground this season, and “raw
elegance” seemed a handy catch-all theme. But I appreciated the mood she
created. Most of these clothes were undeniably beautiful and grown-up, but
sometimes we prefer to be a little lazy about dressing.
Now I am going to examine the article and pick out all of its parts, let's begin shall we.
- Silhouette & Design- Small waists and exposed necklines, classic sheaths, drab sweater with pushed up sleeves, dress (does not specify the type of shape), skirts with asymmetrical hemlines and side panels for extra volume.
- Details- wine stained lips, ultra feminine clothes, not fully closed zippers, pushed up sleeves, beaded black dress, side panel on skirts, asymmetrical hemline.
- Color- Black and gray (a key color for Fall 2013) and wine colored lipstick, also in one of the pictures Cathy included there is a red color (the exact name was not given), Cathy also describes the tweed with dark rich color with no specific colors named.
- Fabric- Flannel, tweed, chiffon,
- Creative Jargon- Solitary Women, raw elegance, done, undone beauty, handy catch all theme, romance seduction and good form.
Here are some pictures that went along with the article!
I really enjoyed this article because it touches based on what I discussed in class about how gray is a very hot key color for the fall season. I also like how the garment have a very structured feel but their is one part that makes it more relaxed. For example the dresses with a sweater underneath how the sweater is slouchy, off the shoulder and not fasten all the way close. Very well executed by the designer. I believe all of the pieces could be great inspiration for people to use in every day wear. Prada did a great job matching her atmosphere of the show with the garments on the runway.
Raw Elegance, simply genius
Raw Elegance, simply genius
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