This skirt is a gorgeous blue toned version that combines Looks 27 and 33 from the runway. A brown version of it also appeared in the ad campaign that year. The reviews for this season were stellar. Vogue.com said of this collection: "Audiences always arrive at Prada shows tingling with anticipation, braced for Miuccia Prada's next departure from the last season's plot. This time, she confounded expectation again, not by taking off in a new direction, but by developing the cache of ideas layered into her spring collection. "It was a dream of extreme romanticism," she said. "The idea of eighteenth-century painting, with video games. A romanticism between past and future." I have had brown toned versions of this in the shop before and I love this blue. It's the first time seeing it in this colour and it is exceptionally pretty.

This is one of those pieces that reference the idea of an eighteenth century painting and it still feels as special now as it did then. Pieces from this collection sold out worldwide and were wait-listed everywhere. It is an incredible testament to her ability to take the past and make it feel fresh. The skirt is made from one of her signature smooth finished silks that has a slight sheen-like finish to it. It was then dyed to that gorgeous blue tone and then that washed feeling deeper blue print was screened onto its surface. It is more fitted around the waist and then falls outwards to widen out by the time it reaches the hem. There are soft stitched gathers worked around the bottom of the hem to help give it the bit volume you see and to make the slightest suggestion a bubble hem. It is just gorgeous. It is a very easy way to work a strong statement piece of vintage into your wardrobe. It would work equally as well for day or the evening. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition with a tiny note below

Unlined and closes with a hidden set side zipper. I see a tiny area of separation on the plate. Please see the photo after the label shot. Tagged Prada 42 

Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19"
Length: 25.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4806

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 2004 Prada Runway. (1-3) Look 27 worn by Raquel Zimmermann.  /  (4) Look 33 worn by Romina Lanaro.  /  (5) Karen Elson for the Fall 2004 Prada Ad Campaign by Steven Meisel.

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.