Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons present Prada SS23 Menswear Collection
Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons present the Prada men’s SS23 show in Milan. The methodology for the collection is described as using direct, recognizable, archetypical pieces such as suits, overcoats, sweaters, shirt, denim, and leather to recontextualize. “The result are a complexity of thought behind apparently simple results.”
Re-contextualizing
Highlights include elastic, leather shorts and checked patterns that “simultaneously evoke memories of childhood, domestication or sophistication.” The friction of where these reference points meet are of particular interest to Miuccia and Raf. Slim tailoring on otherwise traditional two button wide lapel suits gives the Prada uniform an interesting departure. Color blocking, stripes, and full denim looks further provide this season with an energetic vitality.
Prada men’s SS23 show space
The show was presented in an oversized mocked-up house, executed entirely in raw-edged paper. This had the effect of questioning the human and the real – “the quotidian and everyday, in material and image, both fashion into something exceptional, functioning as a backdrop to the clothes and as a protagonist itself.” Once again Prada succeeds at challenging our perceptions and asking deeper questions beyond the garments.
Guests
Guests of the show this season included: Odell Beckham Jr., Kimberly Drew, Michael Elmgreen, Theaster Gates, Ncuti Gatwa, Jeff Goldblum, Jake Gyllenhaal, Damson Idris, Jaehyun, Song Kang, Rami Malek, Metawin Opas-iamkajorn, Tyler Mitchell, Louis Partridge, Manu Rios, Filippo Scotti, Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade, among the others.
“On the occasion of the Prada Men’s SS23 Fashion Show, the Prada Group is pleased to host in Milan artist and social innovator Theaster Gates and the awardees of the Dorchester Industries Experimental Design Lab for a two-day retreat with the Prada team filled with dedicated meetings, presentations, and collaborative activities.”
The Dorchester Industries Experimental Design Lab is a three-year program launched in September 2021 by Theaster Gates Studio, Rebuild Foundation, Dorchester Industries and the Prada Group to support and amplify the practices of talented designers of color.
Explore the full collection below and learn more on prada.com
Louis Partridge, Theaster Gates, Jeff Goldblum, Jaehyun and more
Blake Gray and Wisdom Kaye
Jaehyun, Jeff Goldblum and Emilie Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum and Song Kang
Francesco Vezzoli and Theaster Gates
Luis Partridge and Jaehyun
Luis Partridge and Jaehyun
Jake Gyllenhaal and Rami Malek
Ncuti Gatwa and Louis Partridge
Lorenzo Bertelli and Theaster Gates
Metawin Opas-iamkajorn, Manu Rios and Filippo Scotti
Michael Elmgreen, Francesco Vezzoli and Lorenzo Bertelli
Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade
Caroline Issa and Kimberly Drew
Dario Costa
GMoney
Jeff Goldblum and Emilie Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum
Blake Gray
Song Kang
Wisdom Kaye
Theaster Gates
Louis Partridge
Jaehyun
Odell Beckham JR
Filippo Scotti
Metawin Opas-iamkajorn
Michael Elmgreen
Francesco Vezzoli
Rami Malek
Tyler Mitchell
Jake Gyllenhaal
Ncuti Gatwa
Manu Rios
Damson Idris
Kimberly Drew
Gabrielle Union
Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union
Dwyane Wade
Nic Kaufmann
Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin
Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons
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