Prada Men’s Spring 2026 Collection
“The opposite of aggression, power, and the evil dominating the world today,” said Miuccia Prada about the collection after the show. Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons evoked a utopian scene: a field of fluffy carpets shaped like flowers scattered across the vast concrete floor of Fondazione Prada, with natural light filtering through the space, accompanied by birdsong and the sound of cowbells over the speakers.
Their Spring collection reflected the spirit of Rineke Dijkstra’s striking 1993 portrait of a teenager on a beach in Odessa, Ukraine, wearing a slightly oversized burgundy swimsuit: an image of vulnerability, yet also of dignity and pride.
“We wanted a change of tone,” Prada told a group of journalists after the show. “The opposite of aggression, power, and the evil that dominates the world today. So we tried to bring something genuine and pleasant.” “Something reassuring, positive, and balanced,” Simons added while sipping a small glass of Coca-Cola. “Freedom to express yourself however you want.”
Prada and Simons opened the presentation with a crisp white camp-collar shirt partially tucked into bloomer-style pants, reminiscent of Dijkstra’s swimmer’s saggy briefs, looking like those paper doll clothes fastened with flimsy tabs.
The designers went on to mix, in a seemingly spontaneous way, many of Prada’s familiar staples: ultra-light raincoats, wide-leg trousers, retro tracksuits, leather coats, and shrunken sweaters.
New proposals included boat-neck sweaters and robes, along with military-style shirts elongated to tunic lengths. Pants were optional for at least a third of the looks.
Straw hats and black dress socks paired with almost everything—mismatched with loafers and two-tone deck shoes—further complicated the styling.
