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78 ASPENPEAK-MAGAZINE.COM PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF PRADA (BACKSTAGE AND RUNWAY); VICTOR VIRGILE/GAMMA-RAPHO VIA GETTY IMAGES (MIUCCIA PRADA) BRAVA, 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-industrialist, and post-Pop"—she reprises rabbits and rockets on charming silk blouses. "I was trying to analyze the concept between honesty, humanity, and simplicity, 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 the handbags! Structured, top-handled lady purses; steroidal hardware and chains thick enough for tugboats; and the continuing evolution of the must-have Inside bag. That "Mrs. Prada," as industry insiders call her, commands universal respect in fashion is somewhat îî CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Seven looks from the "post-Pop" Spring/Summer 2016 line; Miuccia Prada at Miu Miu's ready-to-wear show in Paris last year. STYLE TASTEMAKER