Milan meets the Wild West sums up the explorative womenswear collection Miuccia Prada showed for fall/winter 1993. This categorically Italian interpretation of the American frontier utilized heavy textures, such as suede and crushed velvet, with hints of fur and pony hair. This season’s color pallet was organic, focusing on endless values of brown, rusty red, rich eggplant and mustard yellow. The silhouettes were conservative, with ankle length skirts, long jackets, and vests finished with safari-style lace up closures layered over sweater dresses and turtlenecks. Model’s hands were free of accessories excluding the occasional set of oversized suede gloves; instead, their heads were bearing brown, soft brim bucket hats covered in metal grommets and floral appliqué. Socks with platform suede sandals and low-heeled boots of leather and suede almost disappeared on models’ feet as the perfect footwear choices for a conservative woman yearning for the outdoors.

References
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Alfred Stieglitz
Portrait of Georgia O’Keeffe, 1918

Hector Guimard
Desk, 1899

Robert Smithson
Spiral Jetty, 1970

Karl Blossfeldt
Art Forms in Nature, 1929

Pablo Picasso
Ceramics

Georgia O’Keeffe
Rust Red Hills, 1930

Alexandre Noll
Wooden Armchair, 1947

Donald Judd
Pivot Door, Marfa

Karl Blossfeldt
Nigella, Art Forms in Nature, 1929

Karl Blossfeldt
Art Forms in Nature, 1929

Alfred Stieglitz
Georgia O’Keeffe

Karl Blossfeldt
Art Forms in Nature, 1929

Karl Blossfeldt
Acanthus Mollis, Art Forms in Nature, 1929

Karl Blossfeldt
Passion Flower, Art Forms in Nature, 1929

Michael Heizer
Double Negative, 1969-70

Alexandre Noll
Bar, 1946

Pablo Picasso
Bull’s Head, 1942

Pablo Picasso
Ceramics

Pablo Picasso
Ceramics

Walter de Maria
The Lightening Field Cabin, 1977

Pablo Picasso
Ceramics

References

Alfred Stieglitz
Portrait of Georgia O’Keeffe, 1918
1 of 22

Hector Guimard
Desk, 1899
2 of 22

Robert Smithson
Spiral Jetty, 1970
3 of 22

Karl Blossfeldt
Art Forms in Nature, 1929
4 of 22

Pablo Picasso
Ceramics
5 of 22

Georgia O’Keeffe
Rust Red Hills, 1930
6 of 22

Alexandre Noll
Wooden Armchair, 1947
7 of 22

Donald Judd
Pivot Door, Marfa
8 of 22

Karl Blossfeldt
Nigella, Art Forms in Nature, 1929
9 of 22

Karl Blossfeldt
Art Forms in Nature, 1929
10 of 22

Alfred Stieglitz
Georgia O’Keeffe
11 of 22

Karl Blossfeldt
Art Forms in Nature, 1929
12 of 22

Karl Blossfeldt
Acanthus Mollis, Art Forms in Nature, 1929
13 of 22

Karl Blossfeldt
Passion Flower, Art Forms in Nature, 1929
14 of 22

Michael Heizer
Double Negative, 1969-70
16 of 22

Alexandre Noll
Bar, 1946
17 of 22

Pablo Picasso
Bull’s Head, 1942
18 of 22

Pablo Picasso
Ceramics
19 of 22

Pablo Picasso
Ceramics
20 of 22

Walter de Maria
The Lightening Field Cabin, 1977
21 of 22
