Prada Blue Orange Red Check Silk Fairy Pants Runway, 2008

Name: Prada Blue Orange Red Check Silk Fairy Pants Runway, 2008
Brand: Prada
Price: 1500 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Just like a work of fiction, fashion is all about play and imagination. Bold print combinations, unconventional lines, the 2008 Prada collection added a childlike wonder into high-end styles. Checks and plaids not only provide an easy way to playfully mix colors, bold checks also give off a feeling of casual bliss. Done in a silk fabric, these Prada pants done a vibrant red-orange and primary blue check. Along the blue sections, a black micro-plaid pattern overlaps giving the illusion that some of the blue squares are darker. From a somewhat wide waistband, the seams and darts of the pants intentionally shift and skew the alignment of the pattern which plays off of the unexpected irregularities of the print itself. These mind-boggling details and bright colors make these pants not take themselves too seriously and create unexpected twists and turns throughout. They have a rather tailored fit throughout the hips until the knees and flair out ever so slightly as they approach the hem. These pants can be seen as look #28 on that season’s runway. Size: 40 Size estimate: Medium Waist: 31 inches' Inseam: 34 Rise: 9 1/4 inches Length: 43 inches As an added bonus, these pants offer several pockets: side pockets, two back welt pockets, and an additional flap pocket on both the front and back. At the hem, there is 1.5” of hem allowances available to lengthen these pants by up to an inch if needed. Partially lined in a cotton at the waist band, these pants are in excellent condition. Professionally eco dry cleaned and pressed, High-quality vintage pieces like this are yours to live in and love while increasing in value every year. It’s never too soon to start collecting them, as an investment in your wardrobe—and in yourself.

Designer:

Prada

Brand:

Prada

Dimensions:

Length: 43 in (109.22 cm)Marked Size: 40 (EU)Waist: 31 in (78.74 cm)Inseam: 34 in (86.36 cm)

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

2000-2009

Condition:

Seller Location:

Boca Raton, FL

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU73016149872

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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.

Today, find a wide variety of vintage Prada evening dresses, bags and other items on 1stDibs.