Prada SS26: "A Change of Tone" or Generic Luxury's New Low?

Join us as we dissect Prada's Spring/Summer 2026 menswear collection, "A Change of Tone," a show that promised a radical shift from "overt power dressing toward something more introspective and elemental".

Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons aimed for "calm, clarity and a sense of natural ease", seeking to "dismantle traditional codes of masculinity through subtle disruption" and even "resist the algorithm".

But did their vision land, or did it sink to a "Generic Luxury's New Low"? We explore the overwhelmingly negative public reaction, where critics and commentators called the collection "boring," "nothing new", and even the "UGLIEST COLLECTION EVER!".

From "high-cut shorts" compared to "diapers" to "raffia hats shaped like inverted flowerpots" derided as "lampshades from TJ Maxx", many found the "non-conformist harmonies" chaotic and unwearable.

We also delve into the severe plagiarism claims surrounding the collection's footwear.

Was this collection a creative misstep or a testament to the dangers of cultural appropriation in high fashion? Tune in!