This week, during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week in Spain, de la Prada debuted her latest line of wild and wacky designs on the runway.
Her creations -- known for being bold, funky and ultracolorful -- included a dress adorned entirely in multicolored plastic balls, like the kind you find in a children's playpen at a McDonald's.
Now, in the regular world, you'd be laughed off the street if you tried to strut your stuff wearing something like this. But on the high-fashion catwalk, normal style rules simply don't apply.
AOL News tried to reach out to de la Prada to find out what exactly this particular ensemble symbolizes, but we didn't hear back before publication time.
Given her track record, however, we're assuming it has something to do with being young, fresh and fun, since de la Prada's work always plays up bright colors and vitality.
In the past, the Madrid-based designer has said her designs "reflect love, humor and optimism," which she tries to achieve through her use of lively hues and wild shapes.
With her ballsy take on style, de la Prada has been able to establish herself over the past 30 years as a bona fide fashion pro who makes everything from outrageous runway collections to more functional clothes, textiles, furniture and children's products, as seen at her Soho boutique in New York.
Since de la Prada couldn't be reached for comment in the midst of Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week, AOL News reached out to another relevant style guru to get expert insight on the designer's latest duds.
Fashion expert Sharon Haver, founder of FocusOnStyle.com, thinks de la Prada's new line, especially the balls dress, is "fun, cute, optimistic and kooky," everything the designer stands for.
Haver told AOL News that it's "nice to see something bright, happy and ridiculous" in the uber-serious fashion world once in a while. Clearly, Haver says, de la Prada's work is meant to "make a bold artistic statement," not be worn while running errands around town.
"I could actually see someone like Katy Perry wearing this on the red carpet or on an album cover. It's meant to be theatrical and fun performance art, not daily attire," explains Haver.
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