Prada Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear
Words by Juan Eckersley
Images via Gorunway
There was something wonderfully dressed up about Prada Spring 2027, but in the slightly strange way only Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons can make work. Skirts were really the center of the collection, appearing pleated, slit high on the leg, covered in rhinestones and paillettes, layered with sheer organza, or finished with rosettes and bows. They were often paired with the simplest possible top, particularly tiny bandeaus and bras, creating this funny tension between being completely dressed and barely dressed at all. The opening look captured it perfectly, with a black lace bra and vivid red skirt that immediately established the proportions for much of what followed. Then came chunky sweater vests, button down shirts, enormous distressed leather jackets, technical outerwear, and loose sleeves that made those elaborate skirts feel far less precious. What I enjoyed most was how instinctive the combinations felt. A heavily embellished skirt did not need an equally elaborate top. It could be worn with a knit or something that almost looked pulled from another outfit entirely. That slight awkwardness is where Prada is so good. The clothes do not always make immediate sense together, but somehow the woman wearing them does.
There was also a noticeably more feminine mood running through the collection, although Prada and Simons continually disrupted it before it could become too pretty. Little bow heels appeared beneath sculptural leather dresses, floral prints were mixed with distressed leather, and sugary pink pleats sat alongside neon green and painterly bursts of color. Some of the bras became almost harness like, while others were left undone at the back or finished with rhinestone straps. The skirts became increasingly elaborate too, with crystals at the waist, shimmering panels caught inside pleats, and bows visible beneath transparent layers. There were references that felt unmistakably Miuccia, particularly the small 1960s inspired florals and slightly awkward color combinations, but the collection never read like a return to an older Prada. Instead, familiar ideas seemed to be pulled apart and put back together with a different attitude. After several seasons where Prada has been questioning how much clothing really needs to do, Spring 2027 feels like an argument for allowing something to simply be beautiful, strange, frivolous, or fun again, as long as there is an idea behind it.
Perhaps that is what made the collection feel so appealing. There was a sense of joy to it, but not the obvious kind. This was Prada joy, where a sparkling skirt can be worn with a sweater vest, a romantic floral can peek out from beneath a battered leather jacket, and a beautifully constructed dress can end with a tiny bow shoe that almost feels too sweet for it. The woman herself felt less perfectly styled and more like someone who had accumulated pieces she loved and decided to wear them together, regardless of whether they were technically supposed to belong in the same look. That feels particularly relevant at a moment when so much style has become polished into sameness. Prada and Simons offered something messier and more personal, where femininity could be glamorous one moment, awkward the next, and occasionally both at exactly the same time. Spring 2027 is full of serious clothes that do not seem to take themselves too seriously, and that contradiction is what makes the collection feel so unmistakably Prada. Among all the looks, below are the ones that stood out as our favorites, best capturing the playful, feminine, and wonderfully unexpected spirit of the collection.
