McNeil now has half of that Fall 2011 collection from Mrs. Prada.

(Maybe theyre one and the same thing.)

But it was the five years from 2010 to 2015 which shaped him.

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Look 29 from the Prada, fall 2011 ready-to-wear collection in Cal’s archive and on the runway.

They were really critical for my growth, McNeil said.

And so began the hunt.

Or, in his case, that first look.

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Prada, fall 2013 ready-to-wear

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Stella McCartney, spring 2011 ready-to-wear

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Stella McCartney, spring 2011 ready-to-wear

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Marc Jacobs, fall 2011 ready-to-wear

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Louis Vuitton, spring 2012 ready-to-wear

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Stella McCartney, spring 2012 ready-to-wear

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Celine, spring 2014 ready-to-wear

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Celine, fall 2013 ready-to-wear

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Celine, fall 2013 ready-to-wear