In a moment of fashion conservatism, Prada dares to be awkward at Milan Fashion Week.

Mrs. Prada and Raf Simons explored femininity's contrasts at Milan Fashion Week via prim skirts paired with messy hairdos.

Prada's Fall-Winter 2025-26 collection aimed to liberate women from strictly feminine forms. In that way the little black dress series and other runway looks were loosely constructed, not body-hugging. Co-creative director Raf Simons said liberation was in itself an act of resistance.

Italian luxury fashion house Prada reported a bumper set of results for 2024, defying analysts' expectations and the crisis in luxury markets. This comes on the heels of rumours that it is in talks to purchase Versace.

The Prada Group has posted double-digit growth for the fourth consecutive year, bucking the luxury sector slide amid talk of a possible Versace acquisition.