Prada has a quiet moment

After last season’s radical show, which included shaggy romper suits and yellow patent shoes, Miuccia Prada presented a more gentle vision of menswear for spring summer 2008.  There were some radical moments – the knitted mesh trousers that opened the show, the floral patterned silk jump suit or the emerald green velvet sandals for instance – but by Prada’s standards this is pretty mild. The main message was one of proportion. Prada introduced a longer line for knits, tunics and shirts, some of which fell to just above the knees. She tweaked the trousers too, introducing a retro looking kick flare. There were some great clothes especially the elegant shawl collared suit jackets but this wasn’t a season in which Prada roared - Claudia Croft