Milano: Prada Spring/Summer 2011. The Prada Spring Summer 2011 collection was bright and happy. Stripes in DayGlo colors, Hawaiian cut shirts, tropical and banana prints evoking Harry Belafonte, Josephine Baker and the Caribbean, were accessorized with fox fur stoles in bright colors and stripes.
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A detail. Even the sandwiches were striped. They were conceived by food consultant, Corrado Calza and catered by AFM Banqueting.
Prada Spring/Summer 2011. The Prada sundress in cool cotton was loose and sexy.
Prada Spring/Summer 2011 – the make-up and hair. The make-up has thick eyebrows with smudged sliver eye shadow and lips on a pale translucent skin. The pomaded hair evokes the 1920’s and is twirled into two small buns at the back.
Prada Spring/Summer 2011 – the accessories # 1. Note the satchel and the platform brogues with rubber and cord soles and the fox fur stoles.
Prada Spring/Summer 2011 – the accessories # 2. Note the sombrero striped wide rimmed hat and the silver and green striped wedges.
Prada Spring/Summer 2011 – the accessories # 3. The evening shoes in silver black and beige have basket weave leather heels and evoke the 1920’s.
Backstage at Prada. Chinese actress and celebrity, Xu Qing meets Miuccia Prada after the show.
Backstage at Prada. American Vogue’s Grace Coddington.
Backstage at Prada. French Vogue’s editor in chief Carine Roitfeld and Prada’s creative director, Fabio Zambernardi.
Backstage at Prada. W magazine’s neo editor in chief, Stefano Tonchi.
Backstage at Prada. Art curator, Germano Celant and his wife Paris, Prada's CEO, Patrizio Bertelli and artists, Lawrence and Lucy Carroll.
Backstage at Prada. Designer, Lawrence Steel.
Backstage at Prada. A model is having fun after the show.
Prada Spring/Summer 2011. Miuccia Prada takes a “curtain call” to standing ovation and cheers.