True to form, Miuccia Prada brought a contemporary spin to fashion classics for her namesake brand’s Fall/Winter 2011 collection. This time, said classics were of 1960’s, Mod origin – right on que for the retro trend’s moment of rebirth in early 2011. The relationship between fashion and Modernism is notably at work in Prada’s silhouettes, colors, patterns, and accessories, while her unique fabric and texture combinations introduce a bold, new element of glamour to 1960s-inspired designs.
First, Prada brought us oversized buttons, straight silhouette, just-above-the-knee hemlines, and thick, low-slung belts. After which, in a playfully girlish kind of fashion, these collared mid-length dresses were accessorized with knee-high boots resembling tall socks slung under a pair of Mary Janes and aviation-inspired helmets and glasses. While the latter may sound like a random addition, flight accessories marry perfectly with the show’s retro aesthetic given that when commercial air travel was popularized throughout the 1950s and 60s, it was seen as exceedingly glamorous and designers of the era began embracing flight-inspired trends for their modernist appeal and sleek sense of style.
Luxurious materials married with exotic skins and oversized accents came next – boots and bags made of snakeskin and leather, while thick fur wrapped cocoon jackets, low-slung belts and the aforementioned aviator helmets. As the show continues, these colorful, wirey material fur made its way atop dress bodices and along the sleeves and lining of jackets, suggesting as if they’re inside out. To finish, Miuccia transports viewers from land to the sea, instriducing dresses with large ovular sequins resembling fish scales.
In just 41 looks Miuccia Prada’s latest twist has come to complete fruition. With leather, fur, and sequins, the collection takes on a glamorous, edgy persona, and voilá, mod is made new again.
![Prada fw 2011 muse board](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1F2L7SHMmnqwGXhwiDqyyR/2880f0dd8bfd9d292930525c5f4d1862/Prada_FW_2011_Muse_Board.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
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Gio Ponti and Nanda Vigo
Casa Meneguzzo in Malo, 1968
![Gio ponti and nanda vigo casa meneguzzo in malo 1968](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/nLWV2n9d0c7qLh6RBOFhB/c0627080cc7692be60a60e0895189615/Gio_Ponti_and_Nanda_Vigo__Casa_Meneguzzo_in_Malo__1968.jpg)
Guy Bourdain
Twiggy wearing Pierre Cardin Sunglasses in 'Looking for Laughs' Feature, 1967
Sonia Delaunay
Fabric Pattern, 1930
![Sonia delaunay fabric pattern 1930](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4c0Fo0uOh6PXvdVReNX0SM/a8799723fb5311e4df713e81b21324af/Sonia_Delaunay__Fabric_Pattern__1930.jpg)
Roger Tallon
Pair of bracket lamp model “Micro” Enameled metal and red ABS Manufactured by ERCO, 1970s
![Roger tallon pair of bracket lamp model micro enameled metal and red abs manufactured by erco 1970s](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/38ONjV25W20QYSFkDLvXLj/e74c664a3a7f29fdbf89856ec3088ae1/Roger_Tallon__Pair_of_bracket_lamp_model____Micro____Enameled_metal_and_red_ABS_Manufactured_by_ERCO__1970s.jpg)
Pierre Cardin
Mantra Unit, 1977
![Pierre cardin mantra unit 1977](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/393SzkyiyX13S0u0jrKNR0/770b356039c6032050c4e1f0aab14e41/Pierre_Cardin__Mantra_Unit__1977.png)
Coco Chanel
Modelling her own clothing and costume jewellery, 1928
![Coco chanel modelling her own clothing and costume jewellery 1928](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6UUJZlAPuFe4KcmmXUIS4M/72555930bfcae9f4d124d518a74726fd/Coco_Chanel__Modelling_her_own_clothing_and_costume_jewellery__1928.jpg)
Coat
1960s
![Coat 1960s](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1BA8DyFSFekAR7dGsXRnBl/8db132d980eaf7da75176843b2d02b8d/Coat__1960s.jpg)
John French
Celia Hammond and Patty Boyd in Two Capsule Line Feathered Helmets, 1960s
![John french celia hammond and patty boyd in two capsule line feathered helmets 1960s](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5CY8ZbxDIW1QQxdXKOahkd/68bb914eeebe5643d392f42ba4210525/John_French__Celia_Hammond_and_Patty_Boyd_in_Two_Capsule_Line_Feathered_Helmets__1960s.jpg)
Roger Tallon
“Zombie” Chair, 1968
![Roger tallon zombie chair 1968](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6Tc405G4Lf34nvkS1x05mJ/22e8e8162cdf118f232a56f4cdd230ea/Roger_Tallon____Zombie____Chair__1968.jpg)
Joe Colombo
Elda Lounge Chair, 1967
![Joe colombo elda lounge chair 1967](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2bXhech04EIUp8UiNnnzTe/4fd3d9eb23f4a91b2030a1af9ddaec88/Joe_Colombo__Elda_Lounge_Chair__1967.jpg)
Brisac Gonzalez Architects
Museum of World Culture, Sweden, 2004
![Brisac gonzalez architects museum of world culture sweden 2004](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/Ka1cEwezcuCWuzFM0vidc/cf806af5d6086757e357aa6dccd9c24f/Brisac_Gonzalez_Architects__Museum_of_World_Culture__Sweden__2004.jpeg)
Nanda Vigo
Conconi, 1971
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Martial Raysse
High Voltage Painting, 1965
![Martial raysse high voltage painting 1965](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2jx6IkZtvUsDc348WAJbmU/11e1a11afa31433c5c31f74883698e9d/Martial_Raysse__High_Voltage_Painting__1965.jpg)
Mod Sunglasses
1965
![Mod sunglasses 1965](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5mQGgQx6LvVIflhzAxexo6/15f659852ab9514d279455cd5a95f2e7/Mod_Sunglasses__1965.jpg)
Detroit Auto Show
Models wearing Saint Laurent-inspired ensembles, 1966
![Models wearing saint laurent inspired ensembles at the detroit auto show 1966](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4Hls7rjQ0ee3gVaFmA6D4B/50599b027a6eae29068f67634a861fff/Models_wearing_Saint_Laurent-inspired_ensembles_at_the_Detroit_Auto_Show__1966.jpg)
Piero Manzoni
Achrome, 1961
![Piero manzoni achrome 1961](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3WXvjNLVl0v2PJLrOzfCtP/469b252e45bb1a2f56626cdea5a3d625/Piero_Manzoni__Achrome__1961.jpg)
Sonia Delaunay
Driving caps, 1924-28
![Sonia delaunay driving caps 1924 28](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2XetTwPxnbC0h5R1nBZvAW/5473e6e9b93c17202e3a8f9a3a723d86/Sonia_Delaunay__Driving_caps__1924-28.jpg)
Sylvie Fleury
Cuddly Painting (Yellow), 1995
![Sylvie fleury cuddly painting yellow 1995](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7jLChxMYiRaD6QUHqiszRe/d8070fa6ccac4a7c9b944cc07aa3d9bf/Sylvie_Fleury__Cuddly_Painting__Yellow____1995.jpg)
Twiggy
1960s
![Twiggy 1960s](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1apE5iTrKHdSlej0OkPzop/cfc5c2b793c740fb7a1b960ed6fb2a03/Twiggy__1960s.jpg)
Woolite McCall’s
October 1968
![Woolite mccall s october 1968](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5XJe9ih2Mr5NGIijEic9ly/a614e3fcf40d225cd38afde280cbcded/Woolite_McCall___s__October_1968.jpg)
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![Gio ponti and nanda vigo casa meneguzzo in malo 1968](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/nLWV2n9d0c7qLh6RBOFhB/c0627080cc7692be60a60e0895189615/Gio_Ponti_and_Nanda_Vigo__Casa_Meneguzzo_in_Malo__1968.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Gio Ponti and Nanda Vigo
Casa Meneguzzo in Malo, 1968
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Guy Bourdain
Twiggy wearing Pierre Cardin Sunglasses in 'Looking for Laughs' Feature, 1967
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![Sonia delaunay fabric pattern 1930](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4c0Fo0uOh6PXvdVReNX0SM/a8799723fb5311e4df713e81b21324af/Sonia_Delaunay__Fabric_Pattern__1930.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Sonia Delaunay
Fabric Pattern, 1930
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![Roger tallon pair of bracket lamp model micro enameled metal and red abs manufactured by erco 1970s](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/38ONjV25W20QYSFkDLvXLj/e74c664a3a7f29fdbf89856ec3088ae1/Roger_Tallon__Pair_of_bracket_lamp_model____Micro____Enameled_metal_and_red_ABS_Manufactured_by_ERCO__1970s.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Roger Tallon
Pair of bracket lamp model “Micro” Enameled metal and red ABS Manufactured by ERCO, 1970s
4 of 20
![Pierre cardin mantra unit 1977](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/393SzkyiyX13S0u0jrKNR0/770b356039c6032050c4e1f0aab14e41/Pierre_Cardin__Mantra_Unit__1977.png?w=1000&q=70)
Pierre Cardin
Mantra Unit, 1977
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![Coco chanel modelling her own clothing and costume jewellery 1928](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6UUJZlAPuFe4KcmmXUIS4M/72555930bfcae9f4d124d518a74726fd/Coco_Chanel__Modelling_her_own_clothing_and_costume_jewellery__1928.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Coco Chanel
Modelling her own clothing and costume jewellery, 1928
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![Coat 1960s](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1BA8DyFSFekAR7dGsXRnBl/8db132d980eaf7da75176843b2d02b8d/Coat__1960s.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Coat
1960s
7 of 20
![John french celia hammond and patty boyd in two capsule line feathered helmets 1960s](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5CY8ZbxDIW1QQxdXKOahkd/68bb914eeebe5643d392f42ba4210525/John_French__Celia_Hammond_and_Patty_Boyd_in_Two_Capsule_Line_Feathered_Helmets__1960s.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
John French
Celia Hammond and Patty Boyd in Two Capsule Line Feathered Helmets, 1960s
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![Roger tallon zombie chair 1968](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6Tc405G4Lf34nvkS1x05mJ/22e8e8162cdf118f232a56f4cdd230ea/Roger_Tallon____Zombie____Chair__1968.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Roger Tallon
“Zombie” Chair, 1968
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![Joe colombo elda lounge chair 1967](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2bXhech04EIUp8UiNnnzTe/4fd3d9eb23f4a91b2030a1af9ddaec88/Joe_Colombo__Elda_Lounge_Chair__1967.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Joe Colombo
Elda Lounge Chair, 1967
10 of 20
![Brisac gonzalez architects museum of world culture sweden 2004](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/Ka1cEwezcuCWuzFM0vidc/cf806af5d6086757e357aa6dccd9c24f/Brisac_Gonzalez_Architects__Museum_of_World_Culture__Sweden__2004.jpeg?w=1000&q=70)
Brisac Gonzalez Architects
Museum of World Culture, Sweden, 2004
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![Nanda vigo conconi 1971](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2HnoiTuUOQMxYXkwQVBHWc/b3a4055b2a3516c44d4bf7daaed75098/Nanda_Vigo__Conconi__1971.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Nanda Vigo
Conconi, 1971
12 of 20
![Martial raysse high voltage painting 1965](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2jx6IkZtvUsDc348WAJbmU/11e1a11afa31433c5c31f74883698e9d/Martial_Raysse__High_Voltage_Painting__1965.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Martial Raysse
High Voltage Painting, 1965
13 of 20
![Mod sunglasses 1965](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5mQGgQx6LvVIflhzAxexo6/15f659852ab9514d279455cd5a95f2e7/Mod_Sunglasses__1965.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Mod Sunglasses
1965
14 of 20
![Models wearing saint laurent inspired ensembles at the detroit auto show 1966](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4Hls7rjQ0ee3gVaFmA6D4B/50599b027a6eae29068f67634a861fff/Models_wearing_Saint_Laurent-inspired_ensembles_at_the_Detroit_Auto_Show__1966.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Detroit Auto Show
Models wearing Saint Laurent-inspired ensembles, 1966
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![Piero manzoni achrome 1961](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3WXvjNLVl0v2PJLrOzfCtP/469b252e45bb1a2f56626cdea5a3d625/Piero_Manzoni__Achrome__1961.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Piero Manzoni
Achrome, 1961
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![Sonia delaunay driving caps 1924 28](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2XetTwPxnbC0h5R1nBZvAW/5473e6e9b93c17202e3a8f9a3a723d86/Sonia_Delaunay__Driving_caps__1924-28.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Sonia Delaunay
Driving caps, 1924-28
17 of 20
![Sylvie fleury cuddly painting yellow 1995](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7jLChxMYiRaD6QUHqiszRe/d8070fa6ccac4a7c9b944cc07aa3d9bf/Sylvie_Fleury__Cuddly_Painting__Yellow____1995.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Sylvie Fleury
Cuddly Painting (Yellow), 1995
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![Twiggy 1960s](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1apE5iTrKHdSlej0OkPzop/cfc5c2b793c740fb7a1b960ed6fb2a03/Twiggy__1960s.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Twiggy
1960s
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![Woolite mccall s october 1968](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5XJe9ih2Mr5NGIijEic9ly/a614e3fcf40d225cd38afde280cbcded/Woolite_McCall___s__October_1968.jpg?w=1000&q=70)