Chunky shoes are back, haven’t you noticed? But Miuccia Prada is above kowtowing to current trends. Instead, Mrs. P delivered out her own take on stylish shoes on the Prada Resort 2019 runway now, weaving block-heeled loafer pumps and pointed out D’Orsay pumps out of technical sport net. Think of it as your preferred running shoe redone as a clunky heel–or your favorite pair of Prada loafers reborn for the 21st century.
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In fact, the block-heeled loafer shape has been at the Prada playbook since the mid-’90s, when it had been the de facto shoe of intellectual women with an arty edge. The shape also emerged on Prada’s runway during its Spring 1999 series , a set comprised of sporty references, such as fanny packs, reflective fabrics, and utilitarian detailing, with a pseudo-hippie flair represented on the runway by large mirror paillettes. The shoe of choice for those new wave bohemians was a kiltie loafer in brown or beige. For Fall 2003, Mrs. Prada returned into the idea of a loafer, outfitting versions in slingback platform shoes with an abbreviated loafer front, opting to leave the loafer in the runway for several seasons after that.
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It had been 2010 if the Prada loafer returned to its high-fashion relevance. In both the Pre-Fall and Fall runway indicates that year, versions wore block-heeled loafers. For Pre-Fall, the shoe came in colors of burgundy and caramel with homework college fringing; for Fall, they were shown in a full record of pastels with a mirrored detail at the front.
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For Resort 2019, Prada loafer is officially back in its glory, now with a sporty twist and accompanied by embellished tights along with teensy miniskirts. The sole question would be, which Prada-approved It girl from the series’s front today will wear it first: ChloĆ« Sevigny or Dakota Fanning?
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