Borderline funny footwear was juxatposed with very serious clothing in fall winter 2009 2010 Prada collection, including boiled wool coats paired with slit skirts, a V-necked fur tunic in an ominous shade of blood red, and even a pair of brick-colored mink bloomers.

“I was drowning with delight,” summed up Elle’s Kate Lanphear, citing the powerful effect of a warbling, surreal soundtrack with such focused, intense clothes. More succinctly? “Now this is why we come to Milan,” said one top editor while exiting into the rain.