5 things to know about Prada's SS22 collection Miuccia and Raf dream of beautiful beaches

Prada's SS22 men's collection was together very simple and very complex. Very simple because it was clearly inspired by an almost universal desire of summer, of enjoying the freedom of the beach and escaping the artificial and oppressive world of the city; very complex because, in this quest for freedom, Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons have questioned both the parameters of tailoring and those of traditional masculinity – pairing the naivety of childhood with utopian momentum and revealing an unprecedented vulnerability and fragility of male identity. 

To better understand the spirit of the collection, here are 5 things to know about Prada's SS22 collection.

#1 Return to childhood

Of course, the collection wasn't dominated only by very short pants. But in the long trousers, there was a sign of deliberate neglect that represented yet another riff on the ugly chic concept of the collection: from the semi-open trousers, you could glimpse the visible boxers that, with colour and graphics, became an integral part of layering the looks.