Miuccia Prada did away with preconceived springtime notions of femininity and florals for spring/summer 2018, instead opting for a punk paradise of empowered females.
This season’s standout prints were comic book illustrations created by women cartoonists, covering garments to relay a post-war air of powerful optimism. The collection’s pattern-drenched, full-bodied skirts and masterful overcoats were styled with collared shirts and short-shorts with high socks, suggesting that Prada’s idiosyncratic notions relayed themselves this season in styling and dramatic contrasts. Clusters of bejeweled appliqués sat commandingly on model’s shoulders, while studded shoes, bags and belts were present, in some form, throughout every look. Prada’s militant lineup of females was scattered with odes to 1980s club culture in the show’s loose, pleated dresses and unconventional, thrift-shop-esque pattern mixing – feminine brocades coupled with a cacophony of cartoon-ized animal prints. Flats, kitten heel sling-backs, fanny-packs and the powerful presence of nylon hit Prada’s point home that the future is certainly female, and strong females at that.
![Prada ss 2018 muse board](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3labvZ2vkswA4kaOCi42EK/7cd9755aadb77321a39f8f9d72af849c/Prada_SS_2018_Muse_Board.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
References
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Horst P. Horst
The Home of Paloma Picasso, 1985
![Paloma picasso s place as photographed by horst a](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7jyPlaVausSAqKAkOiEuC2/f40d25913870721c0cbf33910fefce95/Paloma_Picasso_s_place_as_photographed_by_Horst_a.jpg)
Paul T. Frankl
Dressing Table
![Paul t. frankl dressing table](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3bh63EnRkkiOiKqo8OUCw2/5436018fd9a3c19f20a75a5cf095dd57/Paul_T._Frankl_Dressing_Table.jpg)
Issey Miyake
Printed Cotton Canvas in a parody of teh GI Uniform Geometric Patterns and Cartoon illustrations, 1972, photo by Hideko Yoshikawa
![Issey miyake printed cotton canvas in a parody of teh gi uniform geometric patterns and cartoon illustrations. print design](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/13DrcVORhEQg8YiiSygQsu/9d38ecd393e5e9261c54357ca29d1557/Issey_Miyake_Printed_Cotton_Canvas_in_a_parody_of_teh_GI_Uniform__Geometric_Patterns_and_Cartoon_illustrations._Print_design.png)
Christian Bérard
Trompe l'oeil Paneling, 1939
![Christian b rard trompe l oeil](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3GbafJtZbqWkQsKCUio4o8/c5e048199e8835a08b4e9bcddf7ccc79/Christian_B__rard_trompe_l_oeil.jpg)
John Wesley
Untitled (Falling Alice), 1963
![John wesley untitled falling alice](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4b8QeotbxmMWI2WOecQSuW/e6427b6146250e57d8923f810a0a3a14/John_Wesley__Untitled__Falling_Alice_.jpg)
Josef Hoffmann
Brooch, 1904
![Josef hoffmann brooch 1904. neue galerie new york](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1LvQtZ73AQucMGgSMASSI8/616b6f75b11f58eb930ecc1dab7b573f/Josef_hoffmann_brooch_1904._neue_galerie_new_york.jpg)
Marjorie Strider
Green Horizontal, 1964
![Marjorie strider green horizontal 1964](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5USyyE2TDigmuKakOmmggw/1bd17628f9aa13d4d9ee92c8f253a080/Marjorie_Strider_Green_Horizontal_1964.jpeg)
Vico Magistretti
Department of Biology at the University of Milan, 1978
![Vico magistretti department of biology at the university of milan 1978](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/Ah7xfvBeACE4WiE2oUyGa/e03fa4e71b960fe7fd17c95c3a5bdfae/Vico_Magistretti_Department_of_Biology_at_the_University_of_Milan__1978.jpg)
Guy Laroche
A 1984 Statesman Telephone Promotion
![A 1984 statesman telephone promotion by guy laroche](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4HsuyKM4sUqgOssu8iuKwI/a1f43e40407a3740f5323711ea6aa550/A_1984_Statesman_Telephone_promotion_by_Guy_Laroche.jpeg)
Guy Bourdin
Image 1980s
![Guy bourdin](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/47kYbkz7JeIuISG6gk68wM/18daf79998a5a9d7bdd66d4df770b6f3/Guy_Bourdin.jpg)
John Wesley
Fides, 1994
![John wesley fides 1994](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/vkAw5YSGVq0a6G8ogOEQc/d8fc8515b9d8d3bdfb024cb34386419d/John_Wesley_Fides__1994.jpeg)
Josef Hoffmann
Tobacco Case, 1912
![Josef hoffmann tobacco case for otto primavesi 1912. private collection 0](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2xvvHqbI2keEywyEIU4m66/1bd20ca7fe36f80ea5eff450122dbb05/Josef_hoffmann_tobacco_case_for_otto_primavesi_1912._private_collection_0.jpg)
Madonna
1980s
![Madonna 1980s](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/ZZ9y2weIcow0S6qcs4eQW/8f5e05b86cf9701c60e7a7dd98ae96fb/Madonna__1980s.jpg)
Gilbert Adrian
Dress, Textile by Salvador Dali, 1947
![Gilbert adrian dress textile by salvador dali 1947](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7iIAusl7q0cueYKGU4wcEk/29680575bbb6e4f236954ddf320e9c28/GIlbert_Adrian_Dress__Textile_by_Salvador_Dali__1947.jpg)
Nicholas Krushenick
Untitled #18, 1980
![Nicholas krushenick untitled 18 1980](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4DtR3CWIGcI4wmCc86uQGQ/84d01fd959f51e85e71fea4c5da656eb/Nicholas_Krushenick__untitled__18__1980.jpg)
Henry van de Velde
Werkbund Theater in Cologne, Germany, 1914
![Werkbund theater in cologne germany by henry van de velde 1914](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3lAp9gqphuueIocIggUW4Y/b4d452147c67e190fce213bab39ab7b8/Werkbund_Theater_in_Cologne__Germany_by_Henry_van_de_Velde__1914.jpg)
Simon Hantaï
Étude, 1969
![Simon hanta tude 1969 oil on canvas 105 x 92 inches](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1CbrKBwXgE4IOCsi6iaWmY/225d0b92de83b670d94bf0918209f5ac/Simon_Hanta______tude__1969__oil_on_canvas__105_x_92_inches.jpg)
Yannis Gaitis
Monoplane
![Yannis gaitis monoplane](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3sygad0IusUK8g0WyIiOgE/2736dbdd666179c6fdbaaf009029ff1e/Yannis_Gaitis__Monoplane.jpg)
References
![Paloma picasso s place as photographed by horst a](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7jyPlaVausSAqKAkOiEuC2/f40d25913870721c0cbf33910fefce95/Paloma_Picasso_s_place_as_photographed_by_Horst_a.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Horst P. Horst
The Home of Paloma Picasso, 1985
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![Paul t. frankl dressing table](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3bh63EnRkkiOiKqo8OUCw2/5436018fd9a3c19f20a75a5cf095dd57/Paul_T._Frankl_Dressing_Table.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Paul T. Frankl
Dressing Table
2 of 18
![Issey miyake printed cotton canvas in a parody of teh gi uniform geometric patterns and cartoon illustrations. print design](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/13DrcVORhEQg8YiiSygQsu/9d38ecd393e5e9261c54357ca29d1557/Issey_Miyake_Printed_Cotton_Canvas_in_a_parody_of_teh_GI_Uniform__Geometric_Patterns_and_Cartoon_illustrations._Print_design.png?w=1000&q=70)
Issey Miyake
Printed Cotton Canvas in a parody of teh GI Uniform Geometric Patterns and Cartoon illustrations, 1972, photo by Hideko Yoshikawa
3 of 18
![Christian b rard trompe l oeil](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3GbafJtZbqWkQsKCUio4o8/c5e048199e8835a08b4e9bcddf7ccc79/Christian_B__rard_trompe_l_oeil.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Christian Bérard
Trompe l'oeil Paneling, 1939
4 of 18
![John wesley untitled falling alice](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4b8QeotbxmMWI2WOecQSuW/e6427b6146250e57d8923f810a0a3a14/John_Wesley__Untitled__Falling_Alice_.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
John Wesley
Untitled (Falling Alice), 1963
5 of 18
![Josef hoffmann brooch 1904. neue galerie new york](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1LvQtZ73AQucMGgSMASSI8/616b6f75b11f58eb930ecc1dab7b573f/Josef_hoffmann_brooch_1904._neue_galerie_new_york.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Josef Hoffmann
Brooch, 1904
6 of 18
![Marjorie strider green horizontal 1964](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5USyyE2TDigmuKakOmmggw/1bd17628f9aa13d4d9ee92c8f253a080/Marjorie_Strider_Green_Horizontal_1964.jpeg?w=1000&q=70)
Marjorie Strider
Green Horizontal, 1964
7 of 18
![Vico magistretti department of biology at the university of milan 1978](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/Ah7xfvBeACE4WiE2oUyGa/e03fa4e71b960fe7fd17c95c3a5bdfae/Vico_Magistretti_Department_of_Biology_at_the_University_of_Milan__1978.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Vico Magistretti
Department of Biology at the University of Milan, 1978
8 of 18
![A 1984 statesman telephone promotion by guy laroche](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4HsuyKM4sUqgOssu8iuKwI/a1f43e40407a3740f5323711ea6aa550/A_1984_Statesman_Telephone_promotion_by_Guy_Laroche.jpeg?w=1000&q=70)
Guy Laroche
A 1984 Statesman Telephone Promotion
9 of 18
![Guy bourdin](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/47kYbkz7JeIuISG6gk68wM/18daf79998a5a9d7bdd66d4df770b6f3/Guy_Bourdin.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Guy Bourdin
Image 1980s
10 of 18
![John wesley fides 1994](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/vkAw5YSGVq0a6G8ogOEQc/d8fc8515b9d8d3bdfb024cb34386419d/John_Wesley_Fides__1994.jpeg?w=1000&q=70)
John Wesley
Fides, 1994
11 of 18
![Josef hoffmann tobacco case for otto primavesi 1912. private collection 0](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2xvvHqbI2keEywyEIU4m66/1bd20ca7fe36f80ea5eff450122dbb05/Josef_hoffmann_tobacco_case_for_otto_primavesi_1912._private_collection_0.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Josef Hoffmann
Tobacco Case, 1912
12 of 18
![Madonna 1980s](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/ZZ9y2weIcow0S6qcs4eQW/8f5e05b86cf9701c60e7a7dd98ae96fb/Madonna__1980s.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Madonna
1980s
13 of 18
![Gilbert adrian dress textile by salvador dali 1947](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7iIAusl7q0cueYKGU4wcEk/29680575bbb6e4f236954ddf320e9c28/GIlbert_Adrian_Dress__Textile_by_Salvador_Dali__1947.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Gilbert Adrian
Dress, Textile by Salvador Dali, 1947
14 of 18
![Nicholas krushenick untitled 18 1980](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4DtR3CWIGcI4wmCc86uQGQ/84d01fd959f51e85e71fea4c5da656eb/Nicholas_Krushenick__untitled__18__1980.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Nicholas Krushenick
Untitled #18, 1980
15 of 18
![Werkbund theater in cologne germany by henry van de velde 1914](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3lAp9gqphuueIocIggUW4Y/b4d452147c67e190fce213bab39ab7b8/Werkbund_Theater_in_Cologne__Germany_by_Henry_van_de_Velde__1914.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Henry van de Velde
Werkbund Theater in Cologne, Germany, 1914
16 of 18
![Simon hanta tude 1969 oil on canvas 105 x 92 inches](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1CbrKBwXgE4IOCsi6iaWmY/225d0b92de83b670d94bf0918209f5ac/Simon_Hanta______tude__1969__oil_on_canvas__105_x_92_inches.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Simon Hantaï
Étude, 1969
17 of 18
![Yannis gaitis monoplane](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3sygad0IusUK8g0WyIiOgE/2736dbdd666179c6fdbaaf009029ff1e/Yannis_Gaitis__Monoplane.jpg?w=1000&q=70)