Fashion shows find their match in historic settings
Great designers are finding inspiration in grand old buildings
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Prada thinks differently at Milan fashion week with commentary on glamour
Designer Miuccia Prada uses the catwalk as a collage for the ‘history of women’ – but are Prada’s rivals gaining ground on its eminence?
Half-dressing: the rise of the party skirt
Christmas party season is fast approaching. The discerning choice of outfit is a party skirt with a low-key top – here’s how to style it out
Miuccia Prada: I hate the idea of being a collector. I really hate it
She’s one of the industry’s biggest names but thinks life is about ideas, not frocks. Armani described her designs as ‘ugly’ but they remain hugely desired. She has opened a giant gallery in Milan but doesn’t like being called a collector. So exactly who is Miuccia Prada?
Rem Koolhaas crafts a spectacular ‘city of art’ for Prada in Milan
A new Roman Polanski film is being shown, Jeff Koons and Donald Judd artworks are strewn about, and Wes Anderson’s designed the kitsch cafe … in a scruffy industrial corner of Milan, Rem Koolhaas and Miuccia Prada have made a dazzling art space, so vast it’s practically a city. Oliver Wainwright is in awe
Prada’s Milan fashion week show goes for heightened femininity
Models wear fondant fancy colours and princessy accessories, as Miuccia Prada confounds expectations once more