Coat
2014 {spring-summer 2014}
Medium
wool, viscose, polyester, glass (beads), sequins, metal (fastenings), silk (lining)
Measurements
101.5 cm (centre back) 56.5 cm (sleeve length)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by the Bertocchi family, 2014
© Prada, Milan
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Coat, from Prada’s critically acclaimed spring–summer 2014 collection, captures Miuccia Prada’s aesthetic and the strong feminist themes regularly present in her work which reflect her background in political science. As the designer has said, ‘I was concerned with women and the strength of women. We are here, we are strong, we are visible, we are kind of fighters … I wanted to give encouragement, to be out there … I want to inspire women to struggle’. The decorative bra becomes a signifier of women’s power within a constrained, classic silhouette.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Italy
Inscription
label, centre back neckline, woven in black on blue acetate: PRADA / MILANO
Accession Number
2014.490
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest