This Genius Styling Trick From Prada Would Be So Easy to Re-create at Home

Listen up: There’s a new styling trick on the horizon, and chances are, you might already have all the pieces for it in your closet. Thanks to Prada, we’re suddenly excited about the possibilities of pairing an evening dress with a practical parka.

At the Italian fashion house’s Spring/Summer 2025 show in Milan, models sported glamorous feathered and silver-sequined dresses with bright parkas in canary yellow and tangerine. Similarly, during London Fashion Week, Burberry’s Daniel Lee presented models wearing shimmery party dresses with feather-lined hooded coats.

Burberry Spring/Summer 2025

Prada Spring/Summer 2025

While not exactly revolutionary, the pairing feels like a welcome contrast to the quiet, understated luxury fashion we’ve seen of late. And it’s just what we need in fashion today. In an era when everything feels mixed-up and often perplexing, there is something liberating about bridging the gap between practicality and glamour. Leave it to Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons to once again make a utilitarian jacket (like the barn jacket) appear anything but ordinary.

Ahead, see how to apply this fashion-approved styling trick to all your festivities to come.

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Julie Tong is the Senior Commerce Content Lead at Harper’s BAZAAR overseeing digital shopping content across fashion, beauty, and lifestyle. She has over 10 years of fashion industry experience and is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism (B.A.). Prior to joining the Harper’s BAZAAR team, Julie spent five years at Vogue to launch their inaugural digital shopping vertical. She has honed her fashion expertise and skills at a variety of fashion institutions over the years from Interview magazine to Yahoo Style, Karla Otto, Who What Wear, and more.