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Prada and Max Mara bring strangeness and science to Milan fashion week
Raf Simons and Miuccia Prada celebrate idiosyncrasy, while Ian Griffiths foregrounds mathematical tailoring
Photograph: Alessandro Garofalo/ReutersBackstage after the show, surrounded by celebrity fans queueing up for air kisses – “I’m Uma’s daughter,” said actor Maya Hawke, when it was her turn – the designers said that unpredictability was the point. Earlier in the day, Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus’s bestselling book – brilliant female chemist versus the patriarchy – got Max Mara’s designer Ian Griffiths thinking about the creativity of science and the elegance of mathematics. Photograph: Luca Bruno/APOn the catwalk, the effect was beautifully simple: lots of crisp white shirts, tailoring that purred with soft power, fluid slinky dresses and the cosy camel coats that are the brand’s hero piece.
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