How the Miu Miu show explores femininity

At the Miu Miu show, exploration of femininities

The Miu Miu Fall-Winter 2025-2026 collection, orchestrated by Miuccia Prada, stands out as a reflection on femininity—an inquiry into its meaning and expression through clothing. True to her commitment to analyzing and challenging conventions, Prada deconstructs the silhouette to redefine it, empowering women through the act of dressing and the enhancement of the body.

The Miu Miu collection’s lines explore the body’s independent form. Here, femininity is liberated from the constraints of traditional tailoring, embodied in garments that float around the body, sculpting a new silhouette without confining it. Volume becomes a strategic tool, offering a fresh interpretation of feminine aesthetics.

Curves, often associated with sensuality and grace, are either accentuated or consciously recreated as a tribute to attributes perceived as inherently feminine. Manipulating, folding, twisting, sculpting—each gesture contributes to a dynamic exploration of the body and its representation through fashion.

A New Sensuality for Fall-Winter 2025-2026

Each piece is a construction, a dialogue between body and fabric, a staging of women’s power that, at Miu Miu, transcends the boundaries of masculine and feminine. Bras are integrated into structuring contours, redefining the body’s external appearance, while lingerie is subtly revealed through openwork knits, satin dresses, and bias-cut skirts. Intimacy is exposed without ever being ostentatious, in an approach that is both tender and confident.

Miuccia Prada also reinterprets the distinctive elements of the women’s wardrobe, breathing new life into them. Brooches, bracelets, necklaces, fur fabrics, and capes become recurring motifs, amplified and asserted.

Their repetition imbues them with newfound power, going against their conventional status as mere accessories. Miuccia Prada thus elevates the everyday, playing with the idea of understated sophistication—a richness that does not loudly proclaim its luxury but instead asserts its significance.

The approach to materials reflects this pursuit of refined elegance. Felted wool, cotton satin, and silk knit unfold in a tactile, sensual expression, where every fiber embodies a deep respect for the body and its freedom. At Miu Miu, there is nothing ostentatious—only precision and balance.

In a season defined by transformation, Miuccia Prada also elevates the setting of the show, making the Palais d’Iéna a protagonist in its own right. Draped in yellow moiré, this industrial yet solemn space becomes a powerful statement, mirroring the collection itself: a vision of a woman who refuses to be confined, a femininity redefined—bold, liberated, and always in motion.