Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons packed the Deposito with centuries of art to frame a collection built entirely around the way women actually get dressed.
Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons turned the Deposito at the Fondazione Prada into a physical timeline for their fall/winter 2026 womenswear show. They packed the room with divergent cultural artifacts spanning five centuries. The space featured 1900s chairs, 18th-century Venetian consoles, and paintings from the 16th century. These historical objects mirror the layered meaning of the clothes.
Layered meaning defines the new styling. The design duo fades materials on purpose and ages their precious embroideries. It is a fresh approach to decoration that implies the garments have lived a full life. You see archival dresses tucked inside stripped-back, minimal gear.
Minimal gear grounds the wildly varied identities fused into single outfits. The designers stack sportswear with strict suiting and embroidered satin dresses. They eat away at superimposed fabrics to expose the fragments underneath. This non-hierarchical mixing gets modeled by a tight cast of 15 women.
Fifteen women anchor this look at self-determination. Their changing clothes represent the multifaceted reality of daily life. By stripping back the surface, the design team highlights the deep nuance of a modern wardrobe. The result shows how we actually wear our personal and collective histories.
