On Thursday night, Prada commenced New York Fashion Week and celebrated its Spring Summer 2025 campaign in Soho.

Around 7 p.m., the citys glittering set poured into the Prada Epicenter from a slush-covered Broadway.

Over two decades later, the Epicenter remains awe-inspiring.

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Handsome servers, holding silver trays of Champagne flutes and lychee cocktails, lined the descending steps.

At the base, beautifully bound, hard-cover versions of the campaign, entitled Ten Protagonists, awaited attendees.

Moshfegh wrote a first-person character sketch for each of Mulligans looks.

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Each woman was a unique character.

It was about individuality and walking into the future in a look of ones own.

Moshfegh has long maintained a close relationship with fashion.

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It’s about the presentation of self, Moshfegh said, when asked about her attraction to fashion.

It’s about beauty, personality, and character.

Im obsessed with clothes.

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When asked if she would set a novel in the industry, Moshfegh laughed.

I would have to do much more research.

A fashion designer has to be more thoughtful than any other art form.

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Clients, business, keeping up the time.

Ever the iconoclast, Cindy Sherman carried a fur bag and wore rubber boats with her dark suit.

Christopher Briney, the breakout star of last yearsMean Girlsremake, wore a leather coat and hoodie.

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Sarah Hoover, author of the acclaimed memoirThe Motherload, admired Koolhaass daring.

Prada, season after season, finds new ways to inspire.

Ottessa Moshfegh

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