MILAN, Feb 21 — Prada celebrated the "pluralism and complexities of female identities” at its Fall/Winter show in Milan yesterday, with designs ranging from strict tailoring to fringed and sequinned dresses.

As models zigzagged through archways and piazzas on a set in the grand hall of the Fondazione Prada Milan, cinched waists created feminine hourglass silhouettes while flower motifs and fringes decorated straighter styles.

Colours included bold, bright reds, greens, yellows and purples, but also black and dark greys. Pastel-coloured Wellington boots were paired with puffer jackets and pencil skirts.

Models present creations from the Prada Autumn/Winter 2020 women collection during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy February 20, 2020. — Reuters pic

Sportswear was also introduced for the everyday but glammed up for an updated look that challenged its utilitarian purpose.

In show notes creative director Miuccia Prada, who runs the company with husband Patrizio Bertelli, said she wanted to champion and challenge typical definitions of femininity — softness, fragility and sensuality and give her multidimensional women "tools of glamour” and "uniforms of beauty”. — Reuters