A most Italian designer, Miuccia Prada is also a fan of the early to mid-1960s, a time when ladylike dressing was giving way to the freer Youthquake look—one embodied by women such as Françoise Hardy, Mary Quant, and fictional Polly Maggoo.
London was the epicenter of this sartorial revolution, which, thanks to maverick tailor Tommy Nutter, even reached Savile Row, the home of traditional British suiting. Carnaby Street in central London and the King’s Road in Chelsea were home to a vibrant boutique scene, where modish dolly birds and dapper local gents would flock to. Both were often dressed in borrowed-from-schoolboys stripes, which were also appearing in the geometric paintings of Op Art painters of the era like Bridget Riley.
This golden age of ready-to-wear was imbued with a hopeful spirit that was present in Prada’s new collection today. Brimming with stripes and patent leather—not to mention pendant gumball earrings—the clothes recalled the upswing of the era. In homage to the new season, we look back on the best-dressed ’60s stars in stripes.
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