In contrast to Prada’s shimmery, neutral-toned spring/summer ads, the label’s fall/winter campaign takes a turn down a much more dramatic path.
Their new “black water” ads for this upcoming season are full of dark colors, looks, and ambiance. Evidently the campaign is meant to evoke the weather of the fall and winter seasons, and the cold stares of the models certainly seem to accomplish that.
Prada’s favored photographer Steven Meisel was back for the shoot, despite what I can only assume is an extremely busy schedule. Meisel has been hard at work with other campaigns including Bottega Veneta and Louis Vuitton’s fall ads.
The full roster of models featured in the campaign, looking a bit to me like quintuplets with matching smokey eyes and overly teased hair, are Kendra Spears, Anna Rijk, Julia Hafstrom, Ymre Stiekema, and Kaitlin Aas. Quite frankly, all I can see in these ads is the gorgeous Prada handbags and clothing, which is how an ad should be anyway.
