The Prada game

The Prada autumn/winter 06 menswear collection was inspired by all things animal and game. Even its motorcycle helmet was covered in fur. Hailed by Suzy Menkes as "Prada's most powerful show " brought a certain sense of animal magic to the Milan menswear season - even if it was the House's accessories which dominated the show, from tooled boots to throw-on animal print raincoats.

"What I had in mind was heroic and romantic - the forbidden dreams of men and boys," said Prada of her urban warriors. The clothes were as tame as the accessories were savage: slim-line coats and suits and comfy cardigans livened up with the splodgy jungle prints. Only quilted jackets and dropped-crotch pants, with bindings and openings at the ankle, seemed experimental.

But Miuccia Prada, being one step ahead of the fashion game, understands that men need clothes for the real world - but that behind man's modern ways lies a rugged warrior at heart.