For Prada Spring 2017, brand matriarch Miuccia Prada said that she wanted to de-intellectualize her normal design process in favor of finding some elegance in the here and now. The results were wearable pieces with luxe details like marabou and exotic leathers, as well as two new bag styles: a chain-strap flap bag and a duffel-style satchel.
The most notable details of both pieces were the broad, flat strips of leather they sported as accents. The flap bags used them as part of the closure, while the duffels featured them at either gusset, and while I like both new designs, I want to investigate the flap bag in particular in person. The strips of leather are quite long, and it’s not clear from how the models carried the bags on the runway (literally kept close to their vests) how they’re incorporated into the bag’s structure.
If the longer strip is removable or if the bag was shown half-open and it somehow tucks into the closure in a way that’s not clear from the photos, then it seems likely the bag will be popular among shoppers. If not, its appeal is may be more limited, which could be Prada’s intention in the first place: to create something unique and seasonal. Either way, both designs felt like interesting expansions of the brand’s accessories aesthetic. Check out all the photos below.
[Photos via Vogue Runway]
I think Prada needs to just go back to making nylon bags and maybe raincoats
I guess that over-the-top handbag will be all the rage. Most of what we’ve seen has been overly embellished, designed, and printed. Number 26 is my favorite, and I like the clutches.
I guess that the inside out bag is over?
hallelujah! Inside bag no more
i think its time miuccia prada hires an accessories designer! nothing is new in any bag and that strap this is just awkward
cmon, im ready for prada to make a comeback!
Prada needs to stop already with that horrid logo and redesign it. Take a tip from Celine – tiny gold stamp only. I like #12, but again, not with that garish logo. (Reminds me of the horse and carriage logo that Coach needs to also get rid of).
I consider myself a “Prada person” but these are not attractive. What’s the deal? Giant clutches, annoyingly long straps, and ugly color/leather combinations. Gucci, Fendi, and Dior are so much better now, imo.
Im also a prada fan so this is very disappointing – it started with the ugly inside bag and kept going down hill
I am really torn with this collection, I sort of like it but I think the extra long tongue would just get in the way most of the time. The satchel is giving me a Coach vibe…
The only bag I like is 23. The rest is weird in some details. I saw BV 2017 collection just a minute ago and it is a sky better than Prada.
That awkward long strap seems to have been designed only to be different. It just makes no sense and I imagine it will get bent/damaged easily. #26 was my favorite color combo but reminds me of the Saint Laurent Duffel 6, which is much nicer IMHO.
i totally agree – this is too gimmicky but in a bad way (chanel did lego and it was gimmicky in a good way)
Exactly my first impression. One trip in a taxi and those stiff straps will be bent in half. Maybe “de-intellectualize” is fashion speak for “impractical”.
No matter how innovative a design, at the end of the day product is purchased and used by ordinary people who need functionality and some degree of practicallity.
Prada is going downhill fast
Awkward colors combo, boring printing & ugly long tongue! Too sad!
Love love love Prada now and always!
meh…. it will be a while for me to start taking an interest in Prada.
slide #19 looks like something died on the bag
IMO many designers are trying to emulate what Allessandro Michele has done at Gucci and it’s not working. (Whimsical fun that exudes luxury is difficult to do). That long strap/tongue thing on some of the bags is impractical and unappealing.
One of each please, thank you!
In my opinion they are very beautiful and unique. Needs to add the removable chain to strap.