Prada’s Fall/Winter 2013 womenswear show teaches us that texture is key, particularly in cold weather dressing. The collection was defined through the unexpected synthesis of contrasting textures, patterns and materials, marrying nostalgia and modernity.
The primary notes of familiarity styled throughout a number of the show’s 48 looks were gingham prints – a nod to picnic culture and childhood pastimes – as well as leather and fur combinations, tweed, metallic accents and perfectly tailored collars. In classic Miuccia Prada fashion, the house’s creative director underscored these references through unique styling choices and silhouettes: exposed shoulders, exaggerated cuffs – sometimes even in luscious chinchilla – and halfway unzipped zippers, exposing the midriff. In particular, we see chocolate brown tweed under chocolate brown mink, soft cashmere cardigans under structured dresses and heavy outerwear marked with slivers of embellished cloth.
Through the lens of a film noir aesthetic, Miuccia’s collection creates a sense of ephemerally. In this instance, the models act as film stills, transforming the clothes into memories of specific moments. The intended effect was to generate feelings between what is seen on the screen and what occurs in real life, creating a mesmerizing visual narrative. Key looks emphasizing this aesthetic varied in form and focus. A baby pink gingham dress with white pearly buttons and a thick metallic silver waist belt, for example, beg comparison to a 1950s housewife, whose shell is pristine but has several layers hidden beneath. There was also a gun-metal crocodile jacket exposing the midriff, interrupted by a metallic belt and followed by a brown skirt embellished with puddles of black sequins. This look speaks for itself, much like the black and white silent films, which contain enough emotion to absolve the necessity of words.
Ending the show is a long transparent dress with caged sequins, a black waist belt and a just-below-the-knee matching mink coat: this gives us The Great Gatsby meets Casino. In addition, the handbags seen throughout the show are also in sync with the clothes: there is an uncanny attention to texture and pattern that is even extended onto the hand-held products, seen in a mélange between a picnic and doctor bag, tweed and crocodile bags, and an array of pouches. Overall, Prada’s Fall/Winter 2013 collection is a black and white movie starring a cool girl, a cool girl wearing Miuccia Prada’s designs.
![Prada fw 2013 muse board](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/LRqFLrC2Pdqch5HKFUVi8/d27b8992022293561d3befd6c963b079/Prada_FW_2013_Muse_Board.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
References
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Bruno Taut
Gartenstadt Falkenberg, Berlin, 1913-1916
![Bruno taut gartenstadt falkenberg berlin 1913 1916](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5QS6Bm3JAcUVyv8xxnfIaF/f2f21e86e5ffe207ae93f6792c1e03c7/Bruno_Taut__Gartenstadt_Falkenberg__Berlin__1913-1916.jpg)
Christian Dior
Fall/Winter 1960-61
![Christian dior a h 1960 61 chicago . photo georges saad. mannequin laurence](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3g13kG8FdbCS85BcMx5yNE/92473fbe0f68286ae8caed850a7e1880/Christian_Dior_A_H_1960-61__Chicago_._Photo_Georges_Saad._Mannequin_Laurence.jpg)
Cindy Sherman
Untitled Film Still #21, 1978
![Cindy sherman untitled film still 21 1978](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/431ItcsEB7DYYyCuLEoevk/516239fe57913fac5c126cb0b4c9a8b0/Cindy_Sherman__Untitled_Film_Still__21__1978.jpg)
Eugène Printz
Dessert trolley forming bar on wheels, 1930-1932
![Euge ne printz 1879 1948 rare dessert trolley forming bar on wheels sold circa 1930 1932](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2FjwLcxBjU0WLA4hn5xUSr/357458abb4a69e176fbd2e1c4030b297/Euge__ne_Printz__1879-1948_Rare_dessert_trolley_forming_bar_on_wheels__sold_circa_1930-1932.jpg)
Andy Warhol
Silver Clouds, 1966
![Andy warhol silver clouds 1966](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1saSaq7EZqdeXemz6tSgST/06e7e4411086a83d8763722dfc4438ee/Andy_Warhol__Silver_Clouds__1966.jpg)
Vogue
February, 1941
![Vogue february 1941](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/lPo9et0YHv85jFMqECRmz/6a5b7f4c6461b5e2b89ffc255ab66bc9/Vogue_February__1941.jpg)
Louise Bourgeois
Ode à l'Oubli, 2004
![Louise bourgeois ode a l oubli 2004](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/79Sx8ffWV6fp0XXxplySWM/b8967216e74294b0da7d22441c383b7f/Louise_Bourgeois___Ode_a___l_Oubli__2004_.jpg)
Josef Albers
Pale Orange, 1960s
![Albers josef 11](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/27IJkVbkHDxgeP4pvN9lMU/628ae4a893c8bbe4e896846e058770cf/ALBERS-Josef-11.jpg)
Barnett Newman
Galaxy, 1949
![Barnett newman galaxy 1949](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3kVnsxdI0C57CGA8ckBTgs/4e832245e26864e018a5e404f787af04/BARNETT_NEWMAN__GALAXY__1949.jpeg)
Norman Parkinson
Model John Parsons, Vogue, 1948
![Norman parkinson model with john parsons vogue 1948](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2W1vpUBHwakiq7lhDxYbms/c862ac0f9a6572ac6b90808c04afdee8/Norman_Parkinson__Model_with_John_Parsons__Vogue__1948.jpg)
Cindy Sherman
Untitled Film Still #35, 1979
![Untitled film still 35 1979 by cindy sherman](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5zcZsVeR9KKgynsJT9SbGP/fcd674d465f4112dd853c859db1fbb79/Untitled_film_still__35___1979__by_Cindy_Sherman.jpg)
Claes Oldenburg
Calico Bunny, 1997
![Claes oldenburg calico bunny](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6Lcw2ieHe5KpdYrTanRPuK/42c77ee2b3be15f9b575697a1909c9fa/Claes_Oldenburg__Calico_Bunny.jpg)
Daniel Buren
New York, 1970
![Daniel buren new york 1970](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5gNtlsKVgIKOxUCVEZwyxo/90d078009bf3e403282781dbaa39a39a/Daniel_Buren__New_York__1970_.jpeg)
Domenico Gnoli
Shoe from the side, 1966
![Domenico gnoli shoe from the side 1966](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6gutjdCIb1GgxmgVfywmIS/655ca52fa89aa7a13c961d858554cdef/Domenico-Gnoli___Shoe_from_the_side___1966.jpg)
Domenico Gnoli
Lithograph of a Button, 1966
![Domenico gnoli lithograph of a button 1966](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2krP87bhHjJFSaXtFM6YLK/c12c965cd6fec6485e56f9b4d4b9f2c1/Domenico-Gnoli__Lithograph_of_a_Button___1966.jpg)
Eugène Printz
Desk, 1930-1935
![Eugene printz desk 1930 1935](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/lzLFGMOvtXCfjzn3C5u48/28c00af120d2d8ff6be7a934990d42df/eugene-printz-desk__1930-1935.jpg)
Frank Lloyd Wright
Larkin Administration Building, 1906
![Frank lloyd wright larkin administration building 1906](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4EAzmR0vdOIcyFp2cpqNln/454dc7d4c129f7e8494c97612ca60400/Frank_Lloyd_Wright__Larkin_Administration_Building__1906.jpg)
George Ohr
Vase, Ceramic, 1900s
![George ohr 1900s](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5nn74X6XequcF3HO7QrMpw/cafb510e50cbbcece41eb49811cf627a/George_Ohr_1900s.jpg)
George Ohr
Two Handled Corseted Vase, Ceramic, 1895-1900
![George ohr two handled corseted vase 1895 1900](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/29vU0gMmoL06jebr9YTqya/b739d2e9e44cb219e465ebba0ae042fd/George_Ohr__two_handled_corseted_vase_1895-1900.jpg)
Josef Albers
Study For Homage to the Square, 1960
![Josef albers 1888 1976 study for homage to the square r iii a 6 1960](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6QyfpZBoJopTjzjWQBrhWZ/72132fafb0229119918d6adf2bd7fb41/Josef_Albers__1888-1976____Study_For_Homage_to_the_Square__R_____III_a_____6___1960.jpg)
Mark Rothko
Untitled, 1967
![Mark rothko untitled 1967](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/oGdCVqOHA9iP4NS73DNWB/84ccc73df458a75f5cb76d88d11441d3/Mark_Rothko__Untitled__1967.jpg)
Deniz Senyesil
Rain
![Rain by deniz senyesil](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1ImReVQQf9KUkAgB4bqyai/3acf00098e30cd4f43d2ae789d1ccbb4/Rain_by_Deniz_Senyesil.jpg)
References
![Bruno taut gartenstadt falkenberg berlin 1913 1916](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5QS6Bm3JAcUVyv8xxnfIaF/f2f21e86e5ffe207ae93f6792c1e03c7/Bruno_Taut__Gartenstadt_Falkenberg__Berlin__1913-1916.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Bruno Taut
Gartenstadt Falkenberg, Berlin, 1913-1916
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![Christian dior a h 1960 61 chicago . photo georges saad. mannequin laurence](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3g13kG8FdbCS85BcMx5yNE/92473fbe0f68286ae8caed850a7e1880/Christian_Dior_A_H_1960-61__Chicago_._Photo_Georges_Saad._Mannequin_Laurence.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Christian Dior
Fall/Winter 1960-61
2 of 22
![Cindy sherman untitled film still 21 1978](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/431ItcsEB7DYYyCuLEoevk/516239fe57913fac5c126cb0b4c9a8b0/Cindy_Sherman__Untitled_Film_Still__21__1978.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Cindy Sherman
Untitled Film Still #21, 1978
3 of 22
![Euge ne printz 1879 1948 rare dessert trolley forming bar on wheels sold circa 1930 1932](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2FjwLcxBjU0WLA4hn5xUSr/357458abb4a69e176fbd2e1c4030b297/Euge__ne_Printz__1879-1948_Rare_dessert_trolley_forming_bar_on_wheels__sold_circa_1930-1932.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Eugène Printz
Dessert trolley forming bar on wheels, 1930-1932
4 of 22
![Andy warhol silver clouds 1966](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1saSaq7EZqdeXemz6tSgST/06e7e4411086a83d8763722dfc4438ee/Andy_Warhol__Silver_Clouds__1966.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Andy Warhol
Silver Clouds, 1966
5 of 22
![Vogue february 1941](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/lPo9et0YHv85jFMqECRmz/6a5b7f4c6461b5e2b89ffc255ab66bc9/Vogue_February__1941.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Vogue
February, 1941
6 of 22
![Louise bourgeois ode a l oubli 2004](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/79Sx8ffWV6fp0XXxplySWM/b8967216e74294b0da7d22441c383b7f/Louise_Bourgeois___Ode_a___l_Oubli__2004_.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Louise Bourgeois
Ode à l'Oubli, 2004
7 of 22
![Albers josef 11](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/27IJkVbkHDxgeP4pvN9lMU/628ae4a893c8bbe4e896846e058770cf/ALBERS-Josef-11.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Josef Albers
Pale Orange, 1960s
8 of 22
![Barnett newman galaxy 1949](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3kVnsxdI0C57CGA8ckBTgs/4e832245e26864e018a5e404f787af04/BARNETT_NEWMAN__GALAXY__1949.jpeg?w=1000&q=70)
Barnett Newman
Galaxy, 1949
9 of 22
![Norman parkinson model with john parsons vogue 1948](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2W1vpUBHwakiq7lhDxYbms/c862ac0f9a6572ac6b90808c04afdee8/Norman_Parkinson__Model_with_John_Parsons__Vogue__1948.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Norman Parkinson
Model John Parsons, Vogue, 1948
10 of 22
![Untitled film still 35 1979 by cindy sherman](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5zcZsVeR9KKgynsJT9SbGP/fcd674d465f4112dd853c859db1fbb79/Untitled_film_still__35___1979__by_Cindy_Sherman.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Cindy Sherman
Untitled Film Still #35, 1979
11 of 22
![Claes oldenburg calico bunny](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6Lcw2ieHe5KpdYrTanRPuK/42c77ee2b3be15f9b575697a1909c9fa/Claes_Oldenburg__Calico_Bunny.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Claes Oldenburg
Calico Bunny, 1997
12 of 22
![Daniel buren new york 1970](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5gNtlsKVgIKOxUCVEZwyxo/90d078009bf3e403282781dbaa39a39a/Daniel_Buren__New_York__1970_.jpeg?w=1000&q=70)
Daniel Buren
New York, 1970
13 of 22
![Domenico gnoli shoe from the side 1966](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6gutjdCIb1GgxmgVfywmIS/655ca52fa89aa7a13c961d858554cdef/Domenico-Gnoli___Shoe_from_the_side___1966.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Domenico Gnoli
Shoe from the side, 1966
14 of 22
![Domenico gnoli lithograph of a button 1966](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2krP87bhHjJFSaXtFM6YLK/c12c965cd6fec6485e56f9b4d4b9f2c1/Domenico-Gnoli__Lithograph_of_a_Button___1966.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Domenico Gnoli
Lithograph of a Button, 1966
15 of 22
![Eugene printz desk 1930 1935](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/lzLFGMOvtXCfjzn3C5u48/28c00af120d2d8ff6be7a934990d42df/eugene-printz-desk__1930-1935.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Eugène Printz
Desk, 1930-1935
16 of 22
![Frank lloyd wright larkin administration building 1906](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4EAzmR0vdOIcyFp2cpqNln/454dc7d4c129f7e8494c97612ca60400/Frank_Lloyd_Wright__Larkin_Administration_Building__1906.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Frank Lloyd Wright
Larkin Administration Building, 1906
17 of 22
![George ohr 1900s](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5nn74X6XequcF3HO7QrMpw/cafb510e50cbbcece41eb49811cf627a/George_Ohr_1900s.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
George Ohr
Vase, Ceramic, 1900s
18 of 22
![George ohr two handled corseted vase 1895 1900](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/29vU0gMmoL06jebr9YTqya/b739d2e9e44cb219e465ebba0ae042fd/George_Ohr__two_handled_corseted_vase_1895-1900.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
George Ohr
Two Handled Corseted Vase, Ceramic, 1895-1900
19 of 22
![Josef albers 1888 1976 study for homage to the square r iii a 6 1960](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6QyfpZBoJopTjzjWQBrhWZ/72132fafb0229119918d6adf2bd7fb41/Josef_Albers__1888-1976____Study_For_Homage_to_the_Square__R_____III_a_____6___1960.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Josef Albers
Study For Homage to the Square, 1960
20 of 22
![Mark rothko untitled 1967](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/oGdCVqOHA9iP4NS73DNWB/84ccc73df458a75f5cb76d88d11441d3/Mark_Rothko__Untitled__1967.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Mark Rothko
Untitled, 1967
21 of 22
![Rain by deniz senyesil](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1ImReVQQf9KUkAgB4bqyai/3acf00098e30cd4f43d2ae789d1ccbb4/Rain_by_Deniz_Senyesil.jpg?w=1000&q=70)