Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons challenged the boundaries between fashion utopia and day reality with a collection combining timelessness and trend hype. [They] have come up with a clever response to these turbulent times: simplicity, joy and the human touch. Their codesigned spring 2022 collection had a light spirit, and it felt honest and effortless, while still brimming with that edgy coolness that is quintessentially Prada all items that will influence the season, at a both creative and commercial level.
WWD
Nothing tempts a retail heart like the type of styling-centric accessories Prada and Simons excel in. This collection had plenty of them.
Vogue.co.uk
The shorts are getting shorter and shorter. Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons are updating it, even in a hybrid version, and making it a statement piece of the season.
Vogue.fr
The newest primary shapes of this stellar and refreshing show are a long-sleeve one-piece jumpsuit shirt short with drawstrings belting at the waist and a pair of shorts with a front skirt panel. That’s it, as more is unnecessary….
The Impression
Were they boxers?Swimming trunks (the boys dived into the Mediterranean in the accompanying film)? Were they sportswear? None of the above. They’re quintessentially Prada , and by that we mean a questionable item that is transformed into fabulously desirable fashion.
i-d.vice.com
When you have creative powerhouses like Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons come together on a collection, it creates hype, it generates buzz. It easily climbs the ranks tobecome of the year’s most anticipated lines, simply based on the sheer wonder of what the collective mindsets of the two will birth.
vman.com
All made desirable by precisely that air of innocence, which can become seductive through no fault of its own. A very contemporary narrative, careful to respect differences but also extremely assertive: as well as telling us to search for and enjoy simple pleasures, the collection also, through its unmistakeable style, says ‘I am Prada’.
Style magazine
The “Prada-ness” dominates, it is preserved in its essence. A collection boasting various pieces that will become new obsessions.
MF Fashion
[…] the masterly men’s collection for summer 2022 contains something the world urgently needs: a sense of utopia, hope and freedom… […] a work of the highest order that uses fashion to decipher all the turmoil in society.
Il Giornale
A joyful collection that does not invite you to dream, but encourages you to appreciate the real and the everyday, tangibly protecting the beautiful things we have but could lose.
La Stampa