Backstage at Prada, reporters were having trouble with the signifiers.

Was that a bra, someone in the huddle asked Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons? “No bras,” Simons said firmly. “They’re not bras.” He was referring to the wispy tops in the designers’ spring 2026 show that had the trace of a bra’s outline but would decidedly let you down.

“Let’s just say they’re useless bras,” Prada said. That got a laugh in the press huddle.

Can you talk about the diapers a little, someone else asked. Simons didn’t want to talk about them at all. They’re bloomers, he said, and the brand has done them for years.

What about the aprons? “There are no aprons in this show,” Simons said, shaking his head. “Those are draped skirts.”

Prada was boggling us again. This sensation is what most of us live for, at l

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