Miuccia Prada Dropped In on Shanghai Fashion Week, Where China’s It Girls Come Out to Play
Two seasons ago, Shanghai Fashion Week hosted the likes of Gigi Hadid, hosting a launch event for her Gigi x Tommy line, and this season, the emerging fashion week has earned Prada’s endorsement. Though Prada presented its Resort 2018 show in Milan back in May, that didn’t stop Miuccia Prada’s namesake brand from staging a reprise in Shanghai just two days before the onset of Shanghai Fashion Week Spring 2018. Prada co-signed the restoration of the magnificent Rong Zhai villa, where its Resort 2018 show took place for a second time (with a few new, specially designed looks) on Thursday. It drew the likes of Prada herself, as well as front-row stars like the supermodel Liu Wen—but with the onset of Shanghai Fashion Week, the city’s own street style stars, up-and-coming models, fashion editors, and more are snapping away at the sights of Shanghai and posting them on Instagram.
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French photographer Brigitte Lacombe documents backstage at Prada Resort 2018 in Shanghai, China, October 2017.
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Model Liu Wen was among those in the front row at Prada’s Resort 2018 show in Shanghai, China, October 2017.
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Model Louise Robert at the Prada Resort 2018 show in Shanghai, China, October 2017.
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The exterior of the newly restored Prada Rong Zhai villa, which was the site of Prada’s second Resort 2018 show and will officially open October 14.
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Leaf Greener at the “Shanghai in the Mood for Fashion” exhibition, where she wrote she has a photo on display, during Shanghai Fashion Week Spring 2018 in Shanghai, China, October 2017.
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Model Jiaye Wu in Shanghai, wearing Prada, Tommy Hilfiger, Opening Ceremony, and Fenty x Puma by Rihanna, for Shanghai Fashion Week Spring 2018.
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Editor Noelle Loh at Prada’s Resort 2018 reprise in Shanghai, China, just before the onset of Shanghai Fashion Week.
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Carina Lau of the brand Anirac Shanghai preparing for her Spring 2018 show in Shanghai, China, October 2017.
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Models Solomon, Bogdan Romanovic, and Andrew Beasley in Shanghai, China, for Shanghai Fashion Week Spring 2018.
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Actress Miriam Yeung during Shanghai Fashion Week Spring 2018 in Shanghai, China, October 2017.
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South Korean celebrity hair stylist Baek Soonsik of Soonsiki Hair on the train during Shanghai Fashion Week Spring 2018 in Shanghai, China, October 2017.
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Model Xiaowen Ju at the Prada Rong Zhai opening party in Shanghai, China, October 2017.
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Model Kris Gikaite en route to China for the Prada Resort 2018 repeat show in Shanghai, China, October 2017.
