For Miu Miu’s spring/summer 2008 collection, Miuccia Prada wove a fantastically alluring story that toyed with countless clichés of girlhood and womanhood.
The show’s opening look, a satin red cape paired with complimentary black mini skirt, evoked the image of a grown-up Little Red Riding Hood, setting the tone for the collection’s underlying air of seductive innocence. Lacy bib collars with delicate ruffled edges accessorized model’s otherwise bare necks, while baby doll silhouettes were further eroticized through their shorter-than-normal hemlines. Heels and lace up boots decorated with butterflies, flame-like petals and insects complimented a majority of the collection’s looks, while the show’s closing numbers were paired with satin pumps featuring white and black ruffled ankle cuffs, similar in appearance to a traditional garter belt.
Fantastical fairies were featured throughout many of the show’s looks, a nod to Mrs. Prada’s other Spring/Summer 2008 collection for the designer’s eponymous, Italian fashion house. The clown-like, colorful harlequin prints seen throughout the collection’s dresses, shoes, and handbags transported show-goers from a traditional runway environment to an atmosphere akin to a high-fashion cirque. As the show progressed, the looks grew bolder and more stripped down, most notably demonstrated through a nude, transparent jumpsuit featuring intricate, firework-like emerald beading. The collection closed with two, tutu-skirted mini dresses covered in delicate rows of micro ruffles, a dramatic, Swan Lake-like finale of restrained eroticism.
![Miu miu ss 2008 muse board](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/ztAHatwd44UIokGYWuC6s/518fdb351520e4b16f545df6eb3a8eae/Miu_MIu_SS_2008_Muse_Board.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
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Edgar Brandt
Art Deco Sconces
![Edgar brandt art deco sconces](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2lMgr2PZK8ccaIgosqgsc2/8da21eb83966167a1b66d8367460f7ab/Edgar_Brandt__Art_Deco_Sconces.jpg)
Pablo Picasso
Harlequin and his Girlfriend (Wandering Gymnasts), 1901
![Pablo picasso harlequin and his girlfriend wandering gymnasts 1901](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3dgBodiY1GIMYOAUCEEQia/03c866400b9ba714c00d8f5ad81b3e5f/Pablo_Picasso_Harlequin_and_his_Girlfriend__Wandering_Gymnasts___1901.jpg)
Steven Mesisel
Madonna, 1993
![Madonna by steven mesisel 1993](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5ElVYfgdoWqE4aC0AAUsIk/ba21777372cf908b2cddb0dd80ca3b54/Madonna_by_Steven_Mesisel__1993.png)
Erwin Blumenfeld
Diana, 1945
![Erwin blumenfeld diana 1945](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4gXSl8TFvGSiyu2wYW0EIi/4eec31c2199984dad2d999b371e2a004/Erwin_Blumenfeld__Diana__1945.jpg)
Yves Saint Laurent
Fall/Winter 1979, Picasso Collection
![Yves saint laurent fall winter 1979 picasso collection](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5hbP4JygnS8scKo8EgGGQU/a4f561946978e6c979c958f49f770b86/Yves_Saint_Laurent__Fall_Winter_1979__Picasso_Collection.jpg)
Victor Vasarely
Majus, 1973
![Victor vasarely majus 1973](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2qhxfpVwB6a8CWw8uiEkg2/192c9be6e2af75ec4b9d02ce95399e3b/Victor_Vasarely__Majus__1973.jpeg)
Bernard Buffet
Clown sur fond bleu, 1977
![Bernard buffet clown sur fond bleu 1977](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4Jk5bX14rKAMC8wI8GeUcO/5eb2b1b9f68f22beff6f804e96ddc343/Bernard_Buffet__Clown_sur_fond_bleu__1977.jpg)
Carlo Mollino
Interior of Casa Devalle, Turin, Italy, 1939
Adolf Loos
Table Lamp, 1910
![Adolf loos table lamp 1910](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5AEF0Q3VMAwMKguUSkumMM/1023aa94243ce60035d94da39328df2d/Adolf_Loos__Table_Lamp__1910.jpg)
Cabaret de L'Enfer
Paris, 1892-1950
![Cabaret de l enfer paris 1892 1950](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1rZW3jgxKIacuyMQo6Ao66/a642149436e4df8faf2e97a7702d4c41/Cabaret_de_L_Enfer__Paris__1892-1950.jpg)
Erwin Blumenfeld
Jean Patchett, Vogue US Cover, 1950
![Erwin blumenfeld jean patchett vogue us cover 1950](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/xrZGYnez72WQ2uA2MC0so/360876ef65314d4fa3a73fd2d38956f7/Erwin_Blumenfeld__Jean_Patchett__Vogue_US_Cover__1950.jpg)
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Hanging Head Dragonfly Table Lamp, 1905-1910
![Louis comfort tiffany hanging head dragonfly table lamp 1905 1910](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4BrI9poJzOoCUWEQi0QwOU/88bb04ec76f12e466f7f1d9657ef7ba2/Louis_Comfort_Tiffany__Hanging_Head_Dragonfly_Table_Lamp__1905-1910.jpg)
Pablo Picasso
Harlequin, 1915
![Pablo picasso harlequin 1915](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/hA4uZTJoxUkAyGSEMukqi/c681522c4de5e135380132d06f473a1c/Pablo_Picasso__Harlequin__1915.jpg)
Paul Cezanne
Pierrot and Harlequin, 1888
![Paul cezanne pierrot and harlequin 1888](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7GTYRTRn3isquGkGuo4yow/e58f2770656f35fc228d758d116f0aa9/Paul_Cezanne__Pierrot_and_Harlequin__1888.jpg)
Pierre Legrain
Birdcage on Stand, 1922-23
![Pierre legrain birdcage on stand 1922 23](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3DlhEiRTI4WKkyUqkik2cU/8284dc600166f2b4f2a1d59b2ba36aac/Pierre_Legrain__Birdcage_on_Stand__1922-23.jpg)
Victor Horta Interior
Brussels, Belgium
![Victor horta interior brussels](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6qn078lANaKUwmOMQwmmU4/fa840660660fc7788a5a07cdec40a169/VIctor_Horta_Interior__Brussels_.jpg)
Victor Vasarely
Planetary folklore (two works)
![Victor vasarely planetary folklore two works](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/GETmDVt0SAY8uWq6AwIOc/8870335b5e0190be64f1e9934278c38b/Victor_Vasarely__Planetary_folklore__two_works_.jpg)
Yves Saint Laurent
Fall/Winter 1979, Picasso Collection II
![Yves saint laurent fall winter 1979 picasso collection ii](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4UHrvPEQA0IUYYgciq2qAG/b915c422963d357f370e473a01c068be/Yves_Saint_Laurent__Fall_Winter_1979__Picasso_Collection_II.jpg)
References
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Edgar Brandt
Art Deco Sconces
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![Pablo picasso harlequin and his girlfriend wandering gymnasts 1901](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3dgBodiY1GIMYOAUCEEQia/03c866400b9ba714c00d8f5ad81b3e5f/Pablo_Picasso_Harlequin_and_his_Girlfriend__Wandering_Gymnasts___1901.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Pablo Picasso
Harlequin and his Girlfriend (Wandering Gymnasts), 1901
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![Madonna by steven mesisel 1993](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5ElVYfgdoWqE4aC0AAUsIk/ba21777372cf908b2cddb0dd80ca3b54/Madonna_by_Steven_Mesisel__1993.png?w=1000&q=70)
Steven Mesisel
Madonna, 1993
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![Erwin blumenfeld diana 1945](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4gXSl8TFvGSiyu2wYW0EIi/4eec31c2199984dad2d999b371e2a004/Erwin_Blumenfeld__Diana__1945.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Erwin Blumenfeld
Diana, 1945
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Yves Saint Laurent
Fall/Winter 1979, Picasso Collection
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![Victor vasarely majus 1973](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2qhxfpVwB6a8CWw8uiEkg2/192c9be6e2af75ec4b9d02ce95399e3b/Victor_Vasarely__Majus__1973.jpeg?w=1000&q=70)
Victor Vasarely
Majus, 1973
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![Bernard buffet clown sur fond bleu 1977](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4Jk5bX14rKAMC8wI8GeUcO/5eb2b1b9f68f22beff6f804e96ddc343/Bernard_Buffet__Clown_sur_fond_bleu__1977.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Bernard Buffet
Clown sur fond bleu, 1977
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Carlo Mollino
Interior of Casa Devalle, Turin, Italy, 1939
9 of 20
![Adolf loos table lamp 1910](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5AEF0Q3VMAwMKguUSkumMM/1023aa94243ce60035d94da39328df2d/Adolf_Loos__Table_Lamp__1910.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Adolf Loos
Table Lamp, 1910
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![Cabaret de l enfer paris 1892 1950](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1rZW3jgxKIacuyMQo6Ao66/a642149436e4df8faf2e97a7702d4c41/Cabaret_de_L_Enfer__Paris__1892-1950.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Cabaret de L'Enfer
Paris, 1892-1950
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![Erwin blumenfeld jean patchett vogue us cover 1950](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/xrZGYnez72WQ2uA2MC0so/360876ef65314d4fa3a73fd2d38956f7/Erwin_Blumenfeld__Jean_Patchett__Vogue_US_Cover__1950.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Erwin Blumenfeld
Jean Patchett, Vogue US Cover, 1950
12 of 20
![Louis comfort tiffany hanging head dragonfly table lamp 1905 1910](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4BrI9poJzOoCUWEQi0QwOU/88bb04ec76f12e466f7f1d9657ef7ba2/Louis_Comfort_Tiffany__Hanging_Head_Dragonfly_Table_Lamp__1905-1910.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Hanging Head Dragonfly Table Lamp, 1905-1910
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![Pablo picasso harlequin 1915](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/hA4uZTJoxUkAyGSEMukqi/c681522c4de5e135380132d06f473a1c/Pablo_Picasso__Harlequin__1915.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Pablo Picasso
Harlequin, 1915
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![Paul cezanne pierrot and harlequin 1888](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7GTYRTRn3isquGkGuo4yow/e58f2770656f35fc228d758d116f0aa9/Paul_Cezanne__Pierrot_and_Harlequin__1888.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Paul Cezanne
Pierrot and Harlequin, 1888
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![Pierre legrain birdcage on stand 1922 23](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3DlhEiRTI4WKkyUqkik2cU/8284dc600166f2b4f2a1d59b2ba36aac/Pierre_Legrain__Birdcage_on_Stand__1922-23.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Pierre Legrain
Birdcage on Stand, 1922-23
16 of 20
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Victor Horta Interior
Brussels, Belgium
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Victor Vasarely
Planetary folklore (two works)
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