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CONTINUED... MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM 81 PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF PRADA (BACKSTAGE AND RUNWAY); BY VICTOR VIRGILE/GAMMA-RAPHO VIA GETTY IMAGES (MIUCCIA PRADA) MRS. PRADA CIAO, POP: PRADA'S POWERFUL NEW SPRING/SUMMER COLLECTION RETURNS TO ITS SUBVERSIVE ROOTS. BY LYDIA GORDON Unlike many designers today, Miuccia Prada, 66, works purely from her own aesthetic, alighting on whichever motifs grab her attention and waiting for the industry to catch up. In her Spring/Summer 2016 collection—one she has declared "post- modest, post-industrial- ist, and post-Pop"—she reprises rabbits and rockets on charming silk blouses. "I was trying to analyze the concept between honesty, humanity, and simplic- ity, compared with the necessity of being bold, aggressive, and loud," she explained backstage at its runway debut. The women's ready- to-wear designs are a return to her roots, reviving Prada tropes: intarsia V-neck wool tanks and starched organza skirts with matching jackets. Also in organza are graphic frocks in 1920s flapper styles, striped leather blazers, and boxy suede car coats. And oh, the handbags: Structured, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: A backstage peek at the Prada Donna Resort 2016 collection; five looks from Prada's "post-Pop" Spring/ Summer 2016 collection; Miuccia Prada at the Miu Miu ready-to-wear show in Paris last year. STYLE OF THE CIT Y