Miuccia Prada has always had a knack for taking what we think we know about femininity and turning it inside out. For the Miu Miu Fall 2025 ready-to-wear collection, she does just that—questioning, stretching, and redefining what it means to be “feminine” through a series of silhouettes.
This season, femininity isn’t what you would expect— lace, romance, or fragility. Instead, it’s power through manipulation—of fabric, of structure, of the body itself. Tailoring takes on an almost sculptural quality, engineered to curve, hover, and reshape the wearer’s form. Bras become architectural elements, not just underpinnings; skirts are twisted and draped with a deliberate tension that suggests movement and fluidity. There’s an undeniable sensuality here, but it’s not the typical kind—it’s one of suggestion, of control.
Underwear—usually hidden, private—is brought to the forefront, reinterpreted through pointelle knits, bias-cut satin dresses, and sheer layers that invite the eye without surrendering entirely to it. The décolleté is a focal point, emphasized by dresses that seem to slip off the shoulders just so, revealing without overexposing. There’s a tenderness in the way these pieces embrace the body, but also an assertion: this is power dressing, but not in the way the ‘80s taught us. It’s softer, more subversive.
And then, of course, there are the embellishments. Not in excess, but in pointed, almost ritualistic repetition—brooches, necklaces, fur stoles. These classic signifiers of femininity are amplified, reclaiming their power. What might have once been dismissed as mere adornment now carries weight, acting as punctuation marks on an otherwise restrained narrative.
The setting—Palais d’Iéna, wrapped in yellow moiré—becomes an extension of the collection itself. A space historically tied to industry and function is momentarily transformed, softened, but never stripped of its integrity. It’s a reminder that femininity, too, is constantly being reshaped by the context in which it exists. Meanwhile, the cast is as much a part of the story as the clothes themselves. Gigi Hadid, Laura Harrier, Rila Fukushima, and Sarah Paulson each bring a different interpretation of what it means to be a Miu Miu woman.
Beyond the runway, Miu Miu’s commitment to reinvention extends to sustainability, with elements of the show’s décor set to be repurposed through La Réserve des Arts, a non-profit that breathes new life into discarded materials. It’s a fitting endnote to a collection that finds beauty in transformation, in the interplay between what was, what is, and what could be.
Prada isn’t offering answers—she never does. Instead, she’s posing a question: What does it really mean to be feminine? And the answer, as always, is up to interpretation.
