Wish you were here!

THERE WAS A TIME NOT SO LONG AGO WHEN GETTING THERE WAS HALF THE FUN OF HOLIDAYING. TRAVEL WAS GLAMOROUS, AS WAS DRESSING FOR IT. THIS SEASON MIUCCIA PRADA'S CLOTHES BROUGHT BACK THE SIMPLE PLEASURE OF LEAVING ONE'S OWN BACKYARD FOR THE BEAUTY OF ANOTHER'S, REROMANTICIZING THE NOTION OF SEEING THE WORLD AS WELL AS THE JOY OF THE JOURNEY. SUCH COSMOPOLITANISM AND ANTI-ISOLATIONISM ARE PERFECTLY TIMED FOR A WORLD THAT'S RECENTLY BEEN AFRAID TO LEAVE ITS OWN DOORSTEP. THESE CLOTHES SAY "PACK YOUR BAGS--THERE'S A WHOLE WIDE WORLD OUT THERE!"

ACCOMPANYING THE FASHION PICTURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES ARE PAINTINGS, CREATED ESPECIALLY FOR THIS ISSUE OF Interview BY ARTIST SOPHIE VON HELLERMANN, OF THE SAME LOCATIONS THAT INSPIRED PRADA.

In this story: Model: KSENIA/Take 2 Model Management. Hair: SEB BASCLE/Blunt Makeup: HOUDA REMITA/Blunt. Special thanks: DAYLIGHT STUDIO, PARIS. All images of von Hellermann's paintings [C] the artist, courtesy of VILMA GOLD, LONDON. Cosmetics by LANCOME. Hair-styling products by REDKEN. Opposite: Dress and shoes inspired by Rome's Trinita dei Monti by PRADA. Hat by PHILIP TREACY.

Above: Dress, shoes, and belt inspired by the city of Venice by PRADA. Gloves by LA CRASIA. Opposite: Ms. Hellermann's interpretation of the city of Venice.

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Above: Clothes and shoes inspired by Milan's Duomo by PRADA. Opposite: Ms. Hellermann's interpretation of the Duomo's interior.

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