School. Miu Miu SS27

October 4, 2026 | Design & Culture by Ed

A year ago, Miuccia Prada sent aprons down the Miu Miu runway – blue, floral, not unlike the ones worn by Bożena at my favourite greengrocer. As usual with Prada, her fascination with the supposedly mundane first caused confusion, then collective obsession. The apron became less a fashion statement than a political one. For spring-summer 2027, Prada takes us somewhere else entirely: from the market to the schoolyard. More specifically, the gym. READ MY FULL REVIEW HERE.

ED’s SELECTION:

Miu Miu Leather Slingback Mules

Miu Miu Logo-Knit Silk Sock

Miu Miu Diagonal Rib Silk Skirt

Miu Miu Contrast-Striped Cotton-Blend Polo Shirt

Miu Miu Embellished Satin Slide Sandals

All collages by Edward Kanarecki.

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Skirt Is Resistance. Prada SS27

September 22, 2026 | Design & Culture by Ed

Prada spring-summer 2027, sincerely. For those who wear skirts. It’s an act of resistance. Because femininity is resistance in 2026. Modern theories preach that being feminine is anti-feminist. But what about different kinds of woman-ity? Those that find power in the softness? In the domestic? Or in the flirt with life? Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons ask their question for the culture. Lover, mother, wife, nurse, queen, girl, princess, poetess, dominatrix, muse, bitch. All adventurous women do. Hair undone, leather well-worn, forget trousers! Be naive. Be matriarch. Be childish. Be regal. Be strict. Be uptown. Be downtown. Be a woman, regardless of gender. It’s a state of mind.

ED’s SELECTION:

Prada Floral Jacquard Silk-Blend Midi Skirt

Prada Striped Jersey Pencil Skirt

Prada Pleated Wool Patchwork Midi Skirt

Prada Silk Taffeta Balloon Skirt

Prada Pleated Wool Patchwork Midi Skirt

Prada Abstract-Print Canvas Pleated A-Line Skirt

Prada Cotton Check Drawstring Pencil Skirt

All collages by Edward Kanarecki.

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Skinny. Prada SS27

June 27, 2026June 27, 2026 | Design & Culture by Ed

Prada’s latest collection left me feeling a bit unnerved. It wasn’t that Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons’s offering was “bad” – honestly, can they ever get it wrong? – but the collection’s near-fixation on extreme skinniness felt genuinely discomforting. I’m an XL; I’m never, ever fitting into those cropped denim jackets or hyper-slim trousers. But this isn’t about me – it’s about the message the collection sends. If you don’t possess the frame of an adolescent, forget about being invited to this party.

While I can perhaps forgive the romanticization – and even the fetishization – of youth in, say, Hedi Slimane’s work, I hold Prada to a higher standard. Prada is so much more than that. Where is the nuance? READ MY FULL REVIEW HERE.

Collage by Edward Kanarecki.
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Earthy Modesty. Miu Miu AW26

March 15, 2026 | Design & Culture by Ed

The earthy, grounded modesty (and honesty) of Miu Miu’s autumn–winter 2026 collection was exactly what was needed on the last day of Paris Fashion Week. Miuccia Prada stripped her Miu girl (and boy) of anything superfluous. Knee-length pencil skirts and vintage-coded camisoles in peachy shades felt beautifully realistic when paired with trapper hats – somewhat primal, especially given the moss and twigs scattered underfoot along the runway. Fur-lined jackets, cropped nylon anoraks, and crude leathers were utilitarian in form, yet they oozed a palpable sense of humanity (something Pierpaolo Piccioli seemed eager to capture in his Balenciaga collection, though he advanced little beyond a lengthy press release). Chloë Sevigny, who modeled for Miu Miu more than three decades ago, appeared on the runway in a jacket-and-dress set with furry hems that looked like a fungi-esque organism creeping across the garment. It read as Miuccia’scall for peace between humans and nature. And the 1920s-inspired flapper dresses – embroidered, yes, but far more restrained than is typical for Miu Miu – worn in the finale by Gemma Ward, Kristen McMenamy, and Gillian Anderson? A small, poignant pinch of innocence in our being in this world.

ED’s SELECTION:

Miu Miu Leather Casual Derby Loafers

Miu Miu Aventure Lambskin Leather Shoulder Bag

Miu Miu Allacciate Leather Buckle Low-Top Sneakers

Miu Miu Striped Oversized Long-Sleeve T-Shirt

Miu Miu Antic Buckle Distressed Leather Knee-High Boots

Collage by Edward Kanarecki.
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Layers. Prada AW26

February 27, 2026 | Design & Culture by Ed

During the last season – the so-called “season of debuts” – I found myself wondering whether fashion is truly committed to the pursuit of the new if not a single designer even vaguely attempts to challenge the format of the fashion show. Finally, that changed at yesterday’s show by Prada in Milan, where Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons proved that the runway can, indeed, be reimagined. READ MY FULL REVIEW HERE.