F/W 2003 Prada Holliday & Brown Collab Silk Dress

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F/W 2003 Prada Holliday & Brown Collab Silk Dress

About the Item

For the Prada collector this dress will be instantly recognizable. From the runway of the F/W 2003 collection is that fabulous little dress done in a floral silk whose print was reissued from the 1960 Holliday & Brown archives. Holliday & Brown was a tie maker who produced custom silks in Britain for a good 80 years before falling into a bit of obscurity in the 80s and the brand was sold and subsequently floundered. In 200s Prada did a collaboration with the brand and re-issued prints from the archives. This dress is one of those and because of the limited production of just this one season is very collectible. Interestingly the print was used once again when the book "Fashion Designers A–Z" was released. Each book came in a Plexiglas box, crafted by hand and was stamped with a unique number. For the Prada Edition of 2,000 numbered copies, Miuccia Prada selected four classic prints from previous collections and re-printed them on cotton: the feminine tiny “hearts,” the Baroque-inspired “bananas,” the abstract geometric “diamonds,” and the same one as this dress - the floral reissued for Prada from the 1960 Holliday & Brown archives. The dress itself is a simple fitted sheath with a nod to the early 60s in cut that the print originated from . The sleeves fall just past the elbow and the top skims over the bust to a fitted and defined waist. The skirt is fitted and just above the knee. The print is the star of the dress and it is screened on a high grade silk twill. The simple cut allows the print to shine and the silk allows for maximum saturation of color. A beauty and still retains its extra label denoting it as a a special reissue of the arched print. Excellent condition. Fully lined in a dark taupe silky rayon and closes with a back hidden set zipper. Tagged a 42 but please check measurements as Prada does run small. Sleeves: 18" Shoulders: no defined seams Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam Hips: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam Bodice: 14.5" from top of bodice to waist Skirt: 18" from waist to hem Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

Designer:
Prada
Brand:
Prada
Period:
21st Century
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Seller Location:
Rockwood, CA
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Seller: Item# DD20741stDibs: LU128427252

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The House of Savoy coat of arms and knotted rope on Prada’s seal herald that the iconic Italian luxury fashion house was named Official Supplier to the Italian Royal Household in 1919. Started in 1913 by Mario Prada, the brand’s original shop in Milan’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II still has the mahogany shelves that displayed its early wares such as travel items and handbags. Today, these fine leather goods are joined by the clothing, wallets and other various accessories that keep the brand on the cutting edge of fashion.

When Mario Prada’s granddaughter, Miuccia Prada (b. 1949), inherited the business from her mother in the late 1970s, Prada was recognized for its quality craftsmanship, yet it was still a modest-sized company. Miuccia, an enthusiast of unconventional Italian filmmakers who’d earned a Ph.D. in political science, introduced the concept of using pocone — a military-grade water-resistant nylon that feels like silk.

Nylon revolutionized the fashion house’s business, with the first Prada nylon backpack released to universal acclaim in 1984. Soon the durable, water-resistant material was incorporated into Prada’s ready-to-wear collections for both men and women. No one had previously considered nylon a part of luxury fashion, and it wasn’t long before the family-owned company best known for its luggage was leading modern style that emphasized function as much as form.

Characterized by clean lines and a refined elegance that signaled the new direction of the legacy brand, Miuccia Prada debuted her first ready-to-wear collection for women in Fall/Winter 1988. More inventive fashion would follow in the ensuing years, such as the 1993 launch of the more affordable, more playful Miu Miu line, which was aimed at a younger audience, and the introduction of Prada Sport in 1997 — a collection now widely seen as prescient for its embrace of athleisure.

Prada has regularly gone against the grain to elevate styles that have long been out of fashion. In 1996, there were dresses and skirts in clashing patterns and muted earth tones that seemed flat and outdated, all worn with chunky high wedge sandals. Fanny packs followed three years later, and elaborate lace in 2008. Each season continues to bring new eye-catching innovations for the historic brand, including enhanced attention to sustainability with Prada Re-Nylon, a new line of bags created from recycled ocean plastic.

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