Agatha Ruiz de la Prada returned to the Miami Fashion Week® (MIAFW) runway with a firm step, full of explosive, multicolored and revolutionary intentions.
Africa and its abstract geometry (with colors turned to full blast) has been the primary inspiration of Agatha Ruiz de la Prada’s Spring/Summer 2024 collection. The houses of Ethiopia and Somalia, painted in evocative geometric designs – designs that are both ancestral and yet totally futuristic – are rendered homage in this fantastical agathistic phantasmagoria which plays with the frontiers of cultural exchange. The iconic tribal beaded necklaces become swollen Michelin collars that lie like intergalactic breastplates which have borrowed a little something from The Jetsons.
Imaginary snakes slither out of our dreams and take on new theatrical proportions as large ruffles about the cuff and neck. Strands of neon tule are plaited into surrealistic dresses and skirts. There is even a deconstructed a giraffe hidden in plain sight, for those with discerning eyes to find.
Neon tassels, multicolored sheer fabrics, sequins, yellow feathers, fuchsia feathers, will be mixed with all manner of patchwork to evoke an imagined and mythological world full of vitality and color and movement. We have done all within our power to work with recycled materials and create out of the unexpected (or the neglected, such a whole range of Agatha Ruiz de la Prada Jeans entombed in Cosima’s closet for years, that are ready to take on new life forms). Our agathist icons – the heart, the flower, the star, the eye – also come to life as giant walking masks, ready to practice an agathist voodoo whose consequences are difficult to foresee.
Crepe and taffeta, in bright mate colors as well as in lush metallics, are the two main protagonists in terms of textiles used in Agatha Ruiz de la Prada’s atelier collection, whilst the circle reigns supreme among their patterns.
Men’s fashion has also returned to the Agatha Ruiz de la Prada’s MIAFW catwalk with four ‘agatho-afro-futuristic’ looks that play with oversize shirts and wide bloomers as trousers.
Agatha Ruiz de la Prada
www.agatharuizdelaprada.com | @agatharuizdlprada
Spanish born designer, who at 20 years old began working as an intern in the studio of designer Pepe Rubio in Madrid. A year later, she presented her first collection in Madrid and ever since her designs have been shown at the most important fashion capitals around the world. Agatha’s designs have become a true medium of artistic expression.
Miami Fashion Week
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Miami Fashion Week takes place in Miami, a city that has evolved into the main bridge between the US and Latin America. This event goes beyond the runway generating a mix between fashion, beauty, music, art, charity, latest trends, gastronomy, luxury, and lifestyle.
All photos courtesy of Miami Fashion Week.
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