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15 Jan 2012

Male Actors Walk the Runway

Jamie Bell

The shows of Fall 2012 Menswear have officially begun! Women, are you keeping up? Men, are you taking notes? If not, you probably should be – at least put in a little bit of effort maybe! Jokes. But seriously. If any of you were able to catch the photos from Prada’s show, you may have noticed a few familiar faces. Along with the models, Miuccia Prada hired on some well-known actors to strut their stuff down the cat walk. And they look pretty good! If by some chance, acting doesn’t work out for them, they may have another career to fall back on. That probably won’t happen though since they are already pretty established. Check out the pictures under the cut via Style.com or click here for the full show. For full coverage on the Fall 2012 Menswear shows, click here.

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01 Sep 2010

Prada in the middle of nowhere

In 2005, a Prada shop was built near Marfa, Texas in the middle of nowhere. It is eye-catching, surprising, and wondrous. It would have been way more interesting if the shop was real, but I don’t think the business would do so well if that were the case. As cool as it would have been, I totally understand why it isn’t actually real – just imagine the difficulties they would have trying to run a store from there. For a start, they would get almost no passers-by or through-traffic, meaning sales would definitely be low. As well as that, they would surely struggle for internet access, which is essential for businesses nowadays. I know that Satellite Internet Now provide satellite internet for rural locations, but this may be pushing it a bit! I can’t imagine there would be great cell signal out there, either! And who would want to do the deliveries to that place? Nobody!!
So no, it isn’t a shop. The Prada pop up is actually just an art installation – and a fantastic one at that. The items in the store include 20 pairs of shoes and six handbags from the fall/winter 2005 collection – each chosen by Miuccia Prada. The installation was made to resemble a sort of time capsule that remains in place. Designed by German artists Elmgree and Dragset, the Prada store has taken the #2 spot on the Top 10 American Roadside Attractions Worth Stopping For.

I know where I’ll be headed here if I ever take a road trip down south.

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