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Miuccia Prada had always came up with something new and a surprise. This time also, her spring collection was very unexpected. Prada’s Spring Summer 2010 collection was at once no fuss and feminine– perhaps alluding to chic globe traveler that she referenced this season.

There weren’t any disconcerting and brooding undercurrents we expected from her. Instead, Prada did a business to beach. She said, “It’s a representation of how’s life today. High and low, palazzos, and popular,” and, she smiled, “I really liked it.”

Models with ruby red lips, wearing chiffon veils were combined with silk sport shorts, wandering down the corridors of a seaside Belle Epoque hotel, re-created on runway. The whole atmosphere underlined ambiguous mood of Prada collection.

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Hemlines were short and silks were unfinished at edges. A mixture of traditional and new textiles was also seen in label’s signature wear including nylon silk blends, crystal and PVC on accessories. The latest Prada accessories shown at this show include shoes and bags in see-through plastic.

The merging of modernity and classicism played in fabric precised, angular, gray duchess satin and nylon coats, vests, jackets, and Bermudas that had been scissored off to leave raw edges. Manipulated photographic prints showing beach umbrellas, palm trees, and lounging holidaymakers were then applied to short shorts, and jackets.

“It is quite contemporary, a little bit nostalgic and very mysterious,” was how Designer Miuccia Prada described her collection to reporters, after a much-applauded show.

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