Prior to the show, Mrs Prada had explained the collection to be inspired by powerful men. “Clothing is a tool of power and a way to express male vanity,” she told WWD.
On the catwalk, this translated as layered overcoats – trenches over macs and vice versa – and all in navy and black to begin with. Cummerbunds incorporated themselves into pinstriped shirts to accentuate waists, as did dressing gown lounge coats in kooky prints and burgundy bright shades, their lapels furry for contrast.
It was, as you’d expect from Prada, often in the detail – the gun print shirts poking out from beneath the coats and jackets, the coloured lens shades and the pen and rose neatly popped into a top pocket – for what turned out to be a top show.