Miuccia Prada: Sock Queen Inline

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    Schoolgirl socks came paired with sheer numbers and slip dresses at Prada’s Spring 1994 show.

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    While Mrs. Prada is also known to favor tights, she added an air of subversion to her Fall 2001 collectsion courtesy of ochre thigh-highs.

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    Who could forget Prada’s Spring 2006 showing, which cemented Sasha Pivovarova’s star status and every girl’s need for sheer stay-ups?

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    Prada’s Fall 2007 women had a need for speed, demonstrated in their racer caps and leg-warming socks.

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    The tiny socks worn with Spring 2009’s sandals proved difficult for some models on the runway—but that doesn’t mean we like them any less.

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    What else does one wear under Prada’s Fall 2009 rain boots than a hefty pair of knitted hose?

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    Prada went back to the ’50s for Fall 2010, but added a strangely modern twist with braided knee-highs.

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    Even trompe l’oeil socks have had their day at a Prada show. Fall 2011’s boots became a much buzzed-about item for their clever marriage of trendiness and function.

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    Sport sneakers got socks to match on the Resort 2014 runway.

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    And sport socks—sans toes—also had a moment in the spotlight at Prada’s Spring 2014 ode to diversity.

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    The sheer, embroidered stockings from Spring 2015 came frayed in smoky tones.

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    For Resort 2016, Prada doubled up on the socks, offering ribbed-knit numbers over jersey pairs.