A pleated micro mini skirt worn with a cropped cotton shirt and cable knit sweater has been selected as the Fashion Museum's Dress of the Year 2022.
Every year the Fashion Museum in Bath invites a figure from the fashion industry to choose a dress of the year, and this year's selector was editor-in-chief of Elle UK, Kenya Hunt.
The midriff-baring look features a light brown cotton twill micro mini skirt paired with a slashed blue cotton shirt and a cropped grey cable knit cashmere sweater.
The outfit is accessorised with a brown leather belt, branded underwear, grey ribbed socks and brown and white leather sling back shoes.
The mini design was chosen as the 2022 winner because it was a "defining look of that unique post-pandemic period".
"It was inescapable in the year that was 2022, a brilliant example of the way that fashion and social media worked together and how fashion could go viral," says Kenya.
"It was also a defining look of that unique post-pandemic period. As the world was reopening, we were wrapping our heads around the prospect of socialising again and having occasions to dress up for.
"This incredibly memorable look from Miuccia Prada with its daringly high hemline, low waistband and uber cropped top was strong, dynamic and very sexy — all the things we wanted to be after two years of confinement.
The piece will be added to the Fashion Museum's collection of more than 100,000 objects. Click here for more info.
