Anyway, what with everyone being all "THE END OF A DECADE-LET US LOOK BACK" and stuff I realized I should never be uninspired because there are years of style.com that I have never seen! Duh.
I am a very very lucky recipient of the new Prada book (which I will write about later this week-I spent like 2 hours today taking pictures from books and magazines I suddenly felt like writing about, so patience, child) and probably my favorite part is the ad campaign archive. Looking through the whole book page by page gave me an adrenaline rush but this one really stuck out at me:
So then I took a trip to style.com and looked at the Spring 2000 collection. I must say, it is definitely one of my top three favorite Prada collections ever (I think the others are lace and fairytale? Actually that's too hard. Let's not talk about this.)
One of the things Miuccia Prada does best is take something thought of to be ugly or tacky or the antithesis of luxurious and totally reverse its reputation. She did it with nylon, wool shorts, rubber wellingtons, and much more, and here she did it a billion times over. WHEN HAVE BROWN, MAROON, OR TURTLENECKS (turtlenecks! CLINGY turtlenecks!) EVER LOOKED THIS GOOD? And yes, caps are TOTALLY necessary.It makes the awkward sloppy disheveled office girl cool in every way. Somehow. And we haven't even gotten to the best part yet.
I can't even really say why they're so good, anything I try to word feels cheesy and lame? Somebody please try to read my mind/heart and put into words why I love them so much. I plan on finding one of these skirts and wearing it oversized, bag lady style, to piss everyone off.
More ads (thank you Laia for emailing me these!)
God I love how in the first one she's bending down to fix her shoe or scratch her toe or something. Or coming up from bending down! It's great. It's like the ad for AW01 I think it was, where she's massaging her feet? I don't know, I love those kinds of details.Aaaaaaand I need sleep.
And I also need to buy the January issue of W because Alex White is a genius.
Aaaaaand that was random and I still need sleep.
Hey Tavi I love your blog and all of your inspirations :) http://zuccherosavanna.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteI love me some Prada! Great post Tavi. xoxo
ReplyDeleteso jealous!
ReplyDeletei want that prada book like nothing else!
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What a great assessment of Prada-- I never thought about it, but you are so right on about what Prada does best. And those lip and lipstick skirts--saucier than saucy!
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(PS-I read your Darfur article and it was wonderfully thoughtful & articulate. I'm so excited to read more of your writing!)
I just bought the January issue of W and loved it, go get it when you can!
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I'm like "what does she have on her skirt...ohhhhhhhhh!"
ReplyDeleteI think a rather loose pair of pants with those prints would also be awesome. Good luck with your search!
Are those lips on those skirts? I love lips.
ReplyDeleteYeah it sucks to go back to school :'(! Yeah, but I get what your saying how Prada makes the blah, unfashionable, office wear look chic, and wearable. Transforming them into aesthetics that make you go wow!
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That's what it's all about, most of it anyways!
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god night before break. i feel ya.
ReplyDeletelove the white skirt.
on the bright side, you get to debut those new outfits you dreamed up over break at school! and yet..
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Welcome back! I've missed your bank robbery ways ;-)
ReplyDeleteAH! I love love love love love love love love love this post! :) Thanks so much for sharing!
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ReplyDeletethose ads are great
ReplyDeleteOh..hello Tavi, I'm Verena from Indonesia. I try for make a blog like you, but always fail. I don't know, why ???
ReplyDeleteMmmm...Good Nigth, have a nice dream !!!
I never actually realised that about prada revamping the ugly things, well I must sya they do their job:)
ReplyDeleteI love that skirt too, its so different!
My favourite is definately the ad with the male model grabbing the female model's arm. It should be a really aggressive stance but the models look so relaxed!
ReplyDeleteMaybe he's trying to steal her bag...
Hee Tavi!
ReplyDeleteFirst, i love your blog!, and second i've got a question for you: Where did you get the prada book. I'm wondering because i've read about it on the internet, but i couldn't find were i could buy it... So, can you maybe answer my question?
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I want the Prada book soooo bad! You are AMAZING and my inspiration for my blog: http://alexs-take.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteLove your work! Keep it up!
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Prada-book, wow that's awesome! It is a special feeling holding a book and reading fashion, i mean it's not like reading wich other magazine. Im so jealous of you Tav. X
ReplyDeletetavehh why are you so rad!?!
ReplyDeletei have to say:
those translucent chiffon cream dresses in that collection, the ones that are sort of like mini flapper dresses, are excellent. and i adore them. i want to eat them up i love them so!
and you, good sir, have good taste in prada.
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I find your love of this collection surprising, as much of what you capslock over is infitinely more "out there." However, as a long time turtleneck lover I am feeling what went down back when I myself was but a young one...
ReplyDeleteI know exactly what you mean, she always takes something that should be ugly and makes it absolutely beautiful. It should be grannified but is ace. ..and wearable.
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ReplyDeleteAll these seems to be so old !! From the 80 's ....And i don't like at all this brown touch ...
...Just my taste ! ^^
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I've been searching your blog for months, since I was told there was a girl of 14 who had a blog and was very famous, and I really love to know because right now to me you're a fashion icon :) I love you!
ReplyDeletehi tavi, am helen from Indonesia (do u where is?) I love your Blog.. give me an inspiration
ReplyDeleteThose prints are the best. Thanks for sharing!
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I love those "Lipstick" skirts. The one store in KC that carries prada regularly sends its overstock and stuff it doesn't sell to goodwill so my friend has one in orange.
ReplyDeleteHmmm... Must have book... I like this late 60's/early 70's look, so brown and yet pretty T,T
ReplyDeleteThe color palette is so Mary Tyler Moore Show, I love it.
ReplyDeleteOne of the Prada skirts shows up on Charlotte in an episode of Sex and the City. It looks downright transgressive on her.
regarding the weird feeling about the patterns, I guess its the way its one foot on the baby-girl side (I used to have a strawberry pattern skirt when I was young) and one foot on the adult side... because of the motif and the skirt shape... don't know really
ReplyDeleteps: keep up the good work! ;)
u already have the prada book! lucky bitch1 good for u! wow!
ReplyDeleteu already have the prada book! lucky bitch1 good for u! wow!
ReplyDeleteEvening Tavi :)
ReplyDeleteYou've inspired me alot, in the past week, yes week. I've gotton in to blogging. I have always always been interested in fashion and always had a love for it, but i don't think i've ever had the confidence to wear what i really want to, but slowly thats changing... in a week!! You should be proud of yourself! haha
I'm applying for Universities next year and decided a blog would be an awesome way to get me into the throws of design and interpreting it, and might give me something extra in my portfolio, blahdyblahblah, and i wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart (LOL cheese) for inspiring me, you may not know it, but you and your blog has worked wonders for me. I now know exactly where i want to go from here and all i can think about is fashion and writing this blog! Really i should be concentrating on actual coursework for Textiles and Art, but hey ho.
So again, thank you GINORMOUS amounts for inspiring me and getting me on my way!
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Tavi, don't work too hard, dear.
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ReplyDeletelovely browns. i love the model with the blonde bob! i still can't stand turtle necks. have you taken a peek at VIEW TEXTILE JOURNAL. another fine read.
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one of my favorite prada collections was the spring 2007 ready to wear line. i love the rich colors and interesting cuts and shapes of the clothes. my favorite piece was a colorful a-line tank dress with a bold print.
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I love me some Prada :) TURTLENECKS AND ALL! What is that print lips? MMMMMMM.
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Prada showed some really great, wearable looks. And I love that lipstick skirt!
ReplyDeleteprada's never really hit my nail (wierd phrase) but well you just couldnt not love those skirts especialy the lip ones .I recently embelished some tights with lips -this was before reading this post v. starnge keep up the hard work and be yourself!
ReplyDeleteGod, i want that prada book too!
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Love it!! It is so true that anything ugly can be transformed by Prada. I don't want to go back to school:( oh wellllll...
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I must say this new collection is quite divine but I'm not in love with it as much as other designers current collections (probably because my extravagant nature and mythicalobsession lean off the ordinary-office-brown-look and onto the tracks puffy skirts and bright or absent colours in other collections )
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aww I hate that feeling on the last day of the holidays :'(
ReplyDeleteI live in New Zealand and here its summer so we get our summer break now-its quiet strange as I used to live in england and I'm still getting used to it.
Hope your first day at school was a good one!
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Turtlenecks have never looked better ! Honestly I've always hated them because I'm at a loss to whether accessorize or not. Also, I live in LA and it is too terribly hot to even consider turtlenecks during most times of the year.
ReplyDeleteAnd isn't it funny how back then, that was the runway look, I mean look at the heels and stuff. And nowadays, its so different. That's like baby stuff. Like Nina Ricci heels, and those awesome bows and headbands. It just goes to show how much fashion has evovled.
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I am thinking "how does the all-knowing Tavi not know about this collection?;" But then I realized you were a toddler when this debuted! My, I feel old!
ReplyDeleteI was just getting into fashion when this collection came out; in my eyes it has always epitomized Prada. Everytime a new fashion week rolls around I look at Prada hoping it will compare to this!
If I am not mistaken, the lipstick print inspiring a few really bad knock offs!
i remain unconvinced about the appeal of brown turtlenecks, even if they are prada. I think that if a turtleneck is a must-have, it needs just a little splash of colour, or black/white (either or). but i must say the prints do take my fancy, also i love that lateritious jacket and the beige trenchcoat ;D that book looks pricey, was it?
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Lovelovelovelove, AUGH.
ReplyDeleteLove the lip print :)
ReplyDeleteHenry-If blogging was work, I wouldn't do it.
ReplyDeleteRoss-That is AMAZING, so jealous
Leah Sullivan-That is so, really, very nice to hear, you are way too kind..best of luck to you and have fun <3
Paolo and Denisha-It's interesting you say that! But there are designers now that still show looks as wearable as these. And at the time this collection showed, and even before, people like Olivier Theyskens and McQueen were showing more extravagant pieces; Prada's aesthetic just leans in a more wearable direction.
Becky-I think it epitomizes Prada too, totally.
I really hope I didn't ruin this skirt for you! BTW, something special coming in the post ASAP...so mysterious, I know ;)
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I love it.
I love Fashion, Glamour, etc.
I have the lip slingbacks from this collection and forever more will probably be known as the girl with the lip shoes...I used to have recurring dreams about this collection, is that sad? hopefully not, because those shoes are still pretty awesome!
ReplyDeleteI love your blog
ReplyDeleteEverytime I see your blog header I want to yell "CARPETBAGGER!" at the lady...
ReplyDeleteAnywho, neat post! I love looking at ad campaigns. I ought to get myself one of those books....
My Japanese miniatures finally came! If you care to look, I just posted them on my blog:
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I hope you also had a good first-day-back-at-school-from-winter-break :]
-Bailey
hey,!! i live right near a prada store but never gone in becuase it very intimadating but i always gaze at the pretty thing and spiral arcitecture in side!! i love the preppy femanimity of the dresses there very kool!! i also really like the advertisings my dad make adds so i always drawn to the little details my self. i love the tabluex look of the fotos like a still life so kool!!!!
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, turtlenecks HAVE never looked better! But "best turtleneck ever" is still nothing to brag about.
ReplyDeleteNow the prints, they are great because they're simple and understated, yet infec... no that sounds lame too.
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ReplyDeleteI would wear the heck out of those skirts.
ReplyDeleteshe puts the craziest prints on her clothes but THEY ALL WORK... AMAZINGLY.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Prada print, possibly EVER (the caps! they're catching!) was the shaft of wheat/colorblocked coat from ...1999? Be still my heart. Someday, it will be mine. (Le sigh.)
ReplyDeleteGod I love old fashion discoveries. Tavi, I'm not excpecting you to read these- but I've been commissioned to make a dress for a fundraising fashion show in Seattle and I'm hoping for your input on a design!! If you've got the time- slash even read this, please contact meeeeeee. gracias chica.
ReplyDeleteEh, this collection is too bland for my taste. I feel like everything is very JC Penney
ReplyDeletemy friend turned me on to your blog today. love it!
ReplyDeletelol. you're so funny. miuccia can make a salty tooth ostrich look divine..
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It is not often that we encounter young girls as cultured and likable as this. Bravo.
ReplyDeleteI love your blog! it's so cute.
ReplyDeleteI am totally the dishevelled office girl in a turtle neck right now. Booo! Saldy not prada but uniqlo. Whatevs, I love your blog. Good luck with your studies. X
ReplyDeleteActually when I first saw these ads when they came out, the word that everybody threw around was the "an affair at the office".
ReplyDeleteThe star here is of course the Prada woman. They're quietly sexy in a Prada kind of way - all covered up but with pronounced bust line, or showing cleavage with the cardigan, the sexy shoes, short shorts covered in a long jacket - the kind of girl that Daria Werbowy portrayed in that Prada film, I forgot what its called. (if you havent seen it, you HAVE TO!)
She is also smart and sensual with a strong head on her shoulders. Even the guys in the ads are the extension of the Prada Women's personality. In both pictures, they are shown communicating, having some sort of intense discussion, showing that they are intellectual equals.
Most interestingly, when u put all the pictures together like you did, the picture with the purple handbag is the sensual counterpart of this "affair" story. She's dressed but with her top button unhooked and seemingly about to leave the room. He is in a sleeveless (without Jacket) therefore not fully dressed, holding gently to her asking her to stay. She's in charge.
I dont know whether these make sense to you but these ads were very defined moments back then of WHO is this smart, sensual, take charge, Prada Woman.
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ReplyDeleteFashion images that involve natural gestures help remind us that clothes are made for wearing, and boots are made for walking (the Nancy version, and most certainly not yours, Jessica Simpson).
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ReplyDeleteVery inspiring ads!
ReplyDeleteCharlotte wore the lipstick skirt in SATC. Love me some prada.
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quite stunning really, understated beauty is the best
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Brilliant as always! Keep up the great work Tavi- you are an idol to all
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i looooove your blog!!! lahahooove those shoes that deserve a nobel prize!! love your wording of loving lasagne and orange. love your style. love that you are yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hats off and tavi on to you!!
ReplyDeleteTiny loved your blog and how you it [and wear] fashion issue. Therefore I decided to speak briefly, about you and your blog site where I am a columnist. I hope you do not bother and you like the way I described in brief statements.
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oooooo prints *homer simpson voice*
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Your blog is great Tavi! I'm just starting mine and I don't know how to do much yet but if you want to check it out the URL is
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Keep it up because it looks good! Any tips on starting a blog?
Great post. I'm the same age as you and I'm from the UK. I've jjst started an art project and I've decided to include you in it :) I'm doing a study on Fashion & Scott Schuman (aka The Sartorialist). Check out my blog. xx
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I've been inspired by you, Tavi! Can you please check out my blog? I need some constructive criticism!
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woaah , amazing
ReplyDeletewoaah , amazing
ReplyDeletei love this entry. it is thoughtful and critical and well written. i love these ads too. designers who contrast what is typically ugly with something gorgeous is a genius. thanks for the post!
ReplyDeletewe heart your blog :D
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adore the clean-ness and brown-ness and realness-ness of the ads
ReplyDeletethose prints are what I'd like to be wearing the day the apocalypse will come. I will feel surprised and open wide my mouth in a big O.
ReplyDeleteI always FORGET about that LIP PRINT. Remember that short-lived show about that all-male boarding school where the chick Shane from the L-Word pretended to be a dude and went there, but ended up hooking up with the hottie from Lost? She bought a pair of the lip-print shoes for her date with him. They are burned in my memory.
ReplyDeleteHey Tavi I only discovered your blog a couple of days ago and I have to admit that you are really good and fresh in your posts! In fact you even covinced me to sart a blog : whatyoustaringat.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI started it today so there's not a lot but you can step by if you want.
I almost forgot what I wanted to ask you : are there models and photographers credits in the campaign archive of the Prada book ?
I love this post, Tavi!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this. All of the clothes are FABULOUS. ;)
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I lovvvee going through magazines, and looking through the ad campaigns. They're like the persona of the collection. Personality,and the look.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I just feel like decorating my walls with all these incredible ads. And the right models, plus great photo composition can make any piece of clothing look extremely cool. just Love it.
Fabulous post and great story, you inspire to me.
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such a great KB song. one of my favs!
ReplyDeleteI just watched that sex and the city where Charlotte wears that lipstick skirt. It crazy how current that collection still looks?!
Did you get the January W in the end? Im in the UK so my friend scanned and sent me the Alex White good time and safe to say it was a very good time.
ReplyDeletePRADAPRADAPRADA(L). i love the sort of browny dull tshirts with the white skirts. and look, people wear that nowadays. its the cycle :LL x
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PRADAPRADAPRADA(L). i love the sort of browny dull tshirts with the white skirts. and look, people wear that nowadays. its the cycle :LL x
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that is proably Prada BEFORE the inspirations gone crazy. you can even call it Prada now, but stripped of all the glitz and glam.
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brown is beautiful. nicely contrasted with the prints, though im not sure how elligible that is to be worn off the ramp.
ReplyDeleteOld Prada was so amazing and completely different then it is today
ReplyDeletesuch a great KB song. one of my favs!
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Fab. Love it.
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I bought those brown/mustard/navy heels new from an eBay discounter in 2006 for $80, and I could never pinpoint which season they were from. Spring 2000 ftw. You're right, the campaign is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI used to wear those shoes to class with brown ribbed tights and sometimes a green leather trench coat. Later, when I got back into modeling, I wore them for castings, because they were my only appropriately high heels. I remember the first time I met Russell Marsh I wore them, partly in some kind of desperate hope that he might recognise the footwear — and therefore recognise me as a girl whose engagement with the Prada brand was authentic, rapturous, well-informed. He didn't.
I should take them out for a spin again.
hey tavi! what is your opinion on Diane von Furstenberg collection from Fall 2000? love to hear it...
ReplyDeletehey tavi! what is your opinion on Diane von Furstenberg collection from Fall 2000? love to hear it...
ReplyDeletethose skirts are amazing! i really wish those models wore bras though...
ReplyDeleteyou can even call it Prada now, but stripped of all the glitz and glam.
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Oh, I love the pictures. ♥
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Wow! I love the skirts too. My favorite outfit is the one with a brown sweater, white skirt and polka-dot halter top underneath...It's so creative, I would have never thought to put those things together like that!
ReplyDeleteBrow, Maroon and turtlenecks look so good because they're worn by models.
ReplyDeleteTry putting one of this outfits on an average everyday looking woman and wait for the result..... which would be. BORING.