Mondrian
I knew I’d seen that print before… Miuccia Prada seems to have borrowed some ideas from the Dutch painter Piet Mondrian. He developed Neo-Plasticism back in 1917. A white base was painted with a grid of black vertical and horizontal lines. Primary colours were also added, creating a pop of dispersed colour. YSL created a dress back in 1965 that was a more direct version of the iconic print. Prada’s collection, I’d argue, has come a long way from that. The colours are deeper and the lines more varied, creating a more nuanced and representation of Mondrian’s original concept – an excellent job of paying homage to the original work without copying it directly… Zara, take note.
Ok, am off to Germany for a couple of days and officially done talking about Prada, I promise.
Gaaaaaah this Prada collection just doesn’t do it for me. *hides*
Hahaha! Strangely, I feel mixed about it… but am sort of mesmerized at the same time. xx
I like the outfit in your previous post!
It was definitely all about the little bags and clutches for me this time around! None of the clothes
Well spotted! X
Although I may be scolded for this one, but I really don’t like Prada’s collection, eeek… sorry Miuccia!!
Oh Mondrian. I had to create a small collection of outfits for Lady Penelope (from the TV show Thunderbirds) inspired by different pieces of his work for one of my projects in college. It was a disaster.
As for Prada I’ve just seen a few dresses, but I kind of like them. I’m not sure about the python boots though…
xxx
nice! xo
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In my humble opinion, I felt like this Prada collection is something Marni would have come up with. Maybe there’s someone in her design studio from there…
Anyway, you’re right when you talk about paying homage.
I’m having a love/hate relationship with this collection.
Have fun in Germany.
xoxo,
Mel
Oh, hello! I actually quite like the concept of this Prada collection. It’s interesting. Especially because they’re paying homage to the original work without copying it directly.
Yah, there’s a bit of digital rendering aspect to the patterns too, no? Pixels and gridding, love how it’s ‘inspired’ and not copied. Zara is securing its place as ‘made in china’ of Europe…
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Those prints are actually really fascinating to look at- there’s something that draws me in, I think it’s all those lines, the criss crossing and where one line is actually the fold of the material. Visually, really interesting actually!
Also, YES! You should totally visit HK at some point with your husband! I’m sure you’d capture far better photos than I did!