This is what we said in our November 2010 Trend Barometer: Celebrating the exuberance of singer, actress and all-round entertainer Carmen Miranda and the unorthodox credentials of Tropicalismo an explosion of summer fruits dominate the runway, a rebuttal to lingering Recession blues. Miuccia Prada’s Spring Summer collection comes cheerfully emblazoned with bananas, whilst Zambon’s sandal heel is replaced with the fruit.
