Prada Plays With Contrasts at Milan Fashion Week Show

Models present creations from the Prada Spring/Summer 2023 collection during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
Models present creations from the Prada Spring/Summer 2023 collection during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
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Prada Plays With Contrasts at Milan Fashion Week Show

Models present creations from the Prada Spring/Summer 2023 collection during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
Models present creations from the Prada Spring/Summer 2023 collection during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

Simplicity and contrasts were the main themes at the Prada catwalk show in Milan on Thursday, with the Italian luxury label stripping off "unnecessary complication" in its latest womenswear collection.

Designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons opened the Spring/Summer 2023 show with sharp grey looks including pointy-collared shirts, slim-fit trousers and a jumpsuit.

Reinforcing the idea of simplicity were sleeveless dresses made with a paper base fabric. The frocks bore slits at the front, creases and folds.

"The clothes are about simplicity, with no unnecessary complication," Miuccia Prada said in a statement, Reuters reported.

"There is no complicated structure, nothing unnecessary. No nonsense - the rawness, the crudeness represents absolute simplicity. We wanted to do something with the most simple, modest material - with paper. Then we used this system of reduction and simplicity as a means of making beauty."

Outerwear consisted of light opera coats and black leather jackets. Some coats had large bows at the back.

Last season's sheer looks continued at Thursday's show, with models wearing transparent tops and skirts.

The designers, who worked with film director Nicolas Winding Refn for the show, stuck to a minimalist color palette of grey, white, black with bursts of bright lime, orange and red occasionally appearing on tops, handbags or shoes.

Milan Fashion Week runs until Sept. 26 with the likes of heavyweights Gucci, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana and Giorgio Armani among those presenting their latest creations.



Hong Kong Investigates Louis Vuitton Data Leak that Affected 419,000

People pose for pictures next to "The Louis", a large ship-shaped structure of the Louis Vuitton brand, in Shanghai on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
People pose for pictures next to "The Louis", a large ship-shaped structure of the Louis Vuitton brand, in Shanghai on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
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Hong Kong Investigates Louis Vuitton Data Leak that Affected 419,000

People pose for pictures next to "The Louis", a large ship-shaped structure of the Louis Vuitton brand, in Shanghai on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
People pose for pictures next to "The Louis", a large ship-shaped structure of the Louis Vuitton brand, in Shanghai on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)

Hong Kong's privacy watchdog said on Monday that it was investigating a data leak at Louis Vuitton affecting about 419,000 customers, just after a cyberattack on the luxury brand in South Korea in June.

Leaked data included names, passport details, addresses and email addresses as well as phone numbers, shopping history and product preferences, Hong Kong's Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said in an emailed statement.

Louis Vuitton submitted the data breach incident to the office on July 17. Its French head office found suspicious activities on its computer system on June 13 and then discovered on July 2 that it affected Hong Kong customers, Reuters quoted the statement as saying.

The office said it had launched an investigation into Louis Vuitton Hong Kong, including whether the incident involved delayed notification. No relevant complaints or inquiries have been received so far, it said.

The incident comes after a systems breach at Louis Vuitton in Korea in June led to the leak of some customer data, including contact information, but it did not involve customers' financial information, the company said.

Louis Vuitton did not immediately respond to requests for comment.