Prada presents the two contrasting sides of romance

Milan: Prada’s collection for next fall and winter explores the dichotomy between war and romance, the tug between better and baser impulses.

The collection was accentuated with hints of romance. (Photo: AP)

The collection veers from military looks in Loden textiles with combat boots but softened with furry backpacks to romantic styles with dresses strewn with floral appliques or layered with lace accents.

The extensive use of lace rendered a romantic look to the collection. (Photo: AP)

“It is about romance, but romance and fear,” the designer said after the show. “In the sense that the two forces I feel at the moment are fear and danger, but at the same time romance is the solution. So these are pieces of love stories, introducing good in a world that has a lot of bad.

The collection attempted to highlight all the facets of love and war. (Photo: AP)