Troye Sivan and Raye embody Prada’s refined vision at TIME100 Next
At New York's most anticipated cultural moment, two of the moment's most luminous figures chose Prada. The Spring/Summer 2027 collection spoke through impeccable tailoring and architectural elegance.
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The TIME100 Next Gala, New York’s most rarefied gathering of ascending cultural figures, played host to Prada’s sophisticated vocabulary of contemporary dressing. Troye Sivan and Raye, two artists at the vanguard of their respective domains, moved through the evening clothed in the house’s refined language: a language built on the precision of cut, the weight of fabric and the quiet confidence that comes from perfect proportion.
Sivan’s choice spoke to the contemporary man’s relationship with luxury tailoring. A Prada Uomo jacket from the Spring/Summer 2027 collection formed the spine of his look, its construction a study in the geometry of ease. Beneath it, a white poplin shirt offered brightness and texture against black mohair trousers that moved with an almost liquid grace. Black leather boots anchored the silhouette, their polish reflecting the evening’s incandescent light. The result was less decoration than distillation: a man comfortable in the language of refined masculinity.
Raye commanded the room in a column gown of red cady, a fabric that holds colour with the intensity of desire. The bodice, embroidered in black, constructed a narrative of contrast and restraint. A black train unfolded behind her like a whispered provocation, its architectural extension rendering the silhouette both architectural and deeply feminine. The dress operated on an elemental principle: colour, embroidery, proportion. No flourish broke the line.
Both choices reflected a Prada sensibility that has remained consistent across seasons and collections: the belief that luxury lives not in excess but in clarity. The house understands that in moments when the world is watching, when a gala’s guest list reads like a roll call of influence and achievement, what matters is not loudness but presence. A perfectly calibrated jacket, a gown that knows its own power, a silhouette that speaks before its wearer opens their mouth.
The Spring/Summer 2027 collection from which Sivan’s jacket drew its authority continues this thread: refined without preciousness, contemporary without chasing trends, elegant without apology. At such moments, when culture’s brightest young talents choose to wear your vision, the choice itself becomes the message.
Imagery courtesy of Prada (@prada).
