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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Object record

Dress

fall/winter 1995–96

Materials

nylon, metal, Velcro

House / label

Prada

Collection

fall/winter 1995–96

Archive reference

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 840100

Behind the design

This belted nylon dress draws on the visual language of both school and military uniforms. The Met links its practical silhouette to Prada’s utility chic and to the freedom of movement associated with 1960s futurist fashion. Familiar clothing codes become a framework for examining modern femininity rather than merely reproducing a uniform.

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