Prada Marfa: "If You Build It, They Will Come"

October 2005 may seem like light years ago but who can forget the grand opening of the mysterious Prada Marfa.

The creators claimed it to be an "art installation."  The "store" has 20 left shoes and 6 handbags on display, no doors or entries, and is located miles upon miles away from any form of civilization.

Some call it a cruel mirage, others call it dumb...

Many believe it is a trap set by aliens. The most logical of all explanations if you ask me. It makes total sense...

  Prada Marfa draws fashion lovers out to the middle of a nowhere, Texas- prime abduction location... NO WITNESSES!

There has even been evidence of extraterrestrial activity. Unexplained floating orbs in the night sky in Marfa,Texas have been spotted so frequently they dubbed the phenomenon "Marfa Lights."

 Who, you may be thinking, is the alien mastermind behind this trap?

That's right Miuccia Prada, herself! 

Miuccia's uncanny resemblance to a Klingon (she obviously shaved down those forehead bumps and tamed the eyebrows) wasn't the only thing that tipped me off to her intergalactic origin. 

How else can you explain her strange obsession with star prints in the Miu Miu Spring 2011 Collection:

 

Paying homage to the motherland, perhaps?

These prints look familiar, right? That's because this exact star print was first debuted during Miu Miu's Spring 2006 Collection- just one day before she opened her alien abduction facility, Prada Marfa.

Coincidence? I think not.

Why would Miuccia abduct these innocent fashion-loving stopper-bys?

Abduction seems to be the only way to brainwash women into wearing these delightfully tacky star prints.

MIUCCIA MUST BE STOPPED!

CAUTION: If you see a lone Prada "store" hanging out by the side of a desolate highway and orbs of light floating above it do not stop, DRIVE FASTER!

Miu Meow

I remember posting a look from Miu Miu's Spring 2010 Collection  on my sister's Facebook page about a year ago.  I found the collection absolutely hilarious with all the ridiculous prints from nude women to small cats.  My (twin) sister's name is Catherine. We call her Cat for short.  Cat loves cats. She loved the collection (in a funny non-serious way).

I thought the cat prints were so incredibly tacky and reminiscent of my third grade teacher, Mrs.Hararcz. Mrs. Hararcz was infamous for her tacky sweaters. No one, and I mean no one could out tacky her sweaters. You know the ones I'm talking about.. the frumpy, shapeless cardigans with a classroom scene of teacher in front of her students smiling pointing at the chalkboard with her ruler. Which is ironic because Mrs.Hararcz never smiled. In fact she THREW OUT my 64 pack of  Crayolas because I was "making a scene" after spilling a few on the ground! I will never forget that. Maybe that's why I wasn't keen on the prints, because they reminded me of my rage-aholic teacher. Annnnyways that's who I imagined Miu Miu's target customer- a frumpy school teacher.

  

Here are some visuals to help you out.

I know Tavi has been flaunting her Miu MIu gear for a while now, but l still wasn't convinced that real (chic) people wear the cats.

However, most recently I have been seeing these Miu Miu prints everywhere.  The seemingly infinite ways to make these cheesy print look chic made me fall in love.

 

 

 

I imagine Miuccia Prada was probably inspired by these rather "hip" cats.

 

Were you skeptical of the prints? Change of heart, perhaps?

t.a.p.s