With wars raging around the world, crackdowns at the US’s borders and military pomp in Beijing, uniform is everywhere – and not in a good way. It is, perhaps, not the obvious choice for a fun fashion trend.
But Miuccia Prada has always loved uniform, and she refuses to cede her favourite fashion territory to the dark side. “I am always trying to build a new kind of elegance,” she said after the Prada show in Milan, a collaboration with her co-designer Raf Simons. “In a uniform you are protected, you are neutral, it allows you to think.”
