The time has come to put away bourgeois girly playthings, and to get militant.
Miuccia Prada's Spring collection was, she said, "interested in someone who can be active and present today." In Prada’s mind, there is no equivocation about exactly what that means: "Just wanting to change the world. Especially for women, because there's so much against us, still." You knew what she was talking about – countermanding the forces which threaten to roll back women's rights. Since the election of Donald Trump, the need has become urgent. Can fashion be an ally in that struggle, though? "I am suggesting militant woman in a very practical way," Prada shrugged. "Through clothes, which is what I do."