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prada has her own style, and she doesn't understand women who don't. "what all these actresses wear to the academy awards now—it's just dresses," she told me one evening. "they have no personality. you rarely see them think about it. it's as if women were afraid to explore who they are anymore. now, how can that be sexy? watch them. look at nicole kidman. she is beautiful, and she is nice. but sexy?" prada shook her head sadly. "a zero."
"sometimes i think that the obsession with fashion is just about the desperation of being sexy," she said. "my young assistants come to work and they wear these amazing things. very provocative. and they are so obsessed about being beautiful and sexy, and they are always alone. and i tell them that the more they dress for sex the less sex they will have. it's so basic, but they don't seem to understand me."
- michael specter, "the designer," new yorker march 15, 2004
posted April 05, 2004 in print. 200320022001