A Los Angeles model has caused quite the stir online after cutting up a $2,100 Prada jumpsuit and turning it into a skirt, top, and legwarmers.
Maddie White, who was born in the UK but grew up in Los Angeles, California, stunned TikTok users after taking a pair of scissors to the designer poplin one-piece.
The 27-year-old, who has racked up more than four million followers on the platform, effortlessly turned the jumpsuit into a new ensemble.
The mesmerizing clip has so far been viewed more than 3.2 million times – but not everyone seems convinced by the transformation, with some branding it as ‘sacrilege.’
A 27-year-old model has left the internet horrified after she cut up a $2,100 Prada one piece (left) in order to turn it into a crop top, skirt, and legwarmers (right)
Maddie White, who was born in the UK but grew up in Los Angeles, California, stunned TikTok users after taking a pair of scissors to the designer poplin one-piece
In the TikTok video, Maddie speaks to camera as she says: ‘It’s Prada fashion show day,’ referencing their Fall/Winter 2023 runway show in Milan.
‘I don’t know how I got from filming silly little TikToks in my apartment to here,’ she added.
Maddie slips into the $2,100 gray poplin jumpsuit and continues: ‘Okay, this is the jumpsuit – very chic, very utilitarian.
‘I think we need to make it a little more me.’
Maddie then takes a deep breath as she waves scissors in the sign of the cross and tells fans to ‘say a prayer.’
The influencer starts to cut the jumpsuit into a crop top and trousers before also then removing the legs.
But she stresses ‘we don’t waste in this house’ before using the discarded trousers as legwarmers.
Maddie sets about finishing the ensemble with some very pricey Prada accessories, including a $750 brushed leather belt and a $2,350 rhinestone mesh bra top.
The influencer cuts the designer jumpsuit into a crop top and trousers before also then removing the legs
But she stresses ‘we don’t waste in this house’ before using the discarded trousers as legwarmers
She jokes ‘I have made a real Prada mess in here’ before dangling a pink $5,700 Galleria mini-bag in front of camera and adding a boutonniere.
The star then debuts the new ensemble in its entirety – with a combined cost of more than $10,900 – as she says: ‘Okay this is the outfit, wish me luck.’
She uploaded the clip alongside a caption that read: ‘Playing it safe was not on the agenda for Prada day.’
Maddie wore the look to the brand’s Fall/Winter 2023 runway show in Milan and stressed that she had paid for the jumpsuit herself, adding: ‘I would never do this to a loan.’
And the transformation video left people mesmerized.
Maddie sets about finishing the ensemble with some very pricey Prada accessories, including a $2,350 rhinestone mesh bra top (left) and a pink $5,700 Galleria mini-bag (right)
The star then debuts the new ensemble in its entirety – with a combined cost of more than $10,900 – as she says: ‘Okay this is the outfit, wish me luck’
Many were left awestruck by Maddie’s creative abilities and praised her ‘bravery’ to fashion her own outfit on the day of the prestigious event
Many were left awestruck by Maddie’s creative abilities and praised her ‘bravery’ to fashion her own outfit on the day of the prestigious event.
One wrote: ‘This looks so much better than the jumpsuit. Prada give this woman a job! She can add a lot!’
Another added: ‘How much courage does it take to cut a Prada into pieces. You slayed it though.’
And a third said: ‘Finally an influencer that does something creative.’
She wore the look to the brand’s Fall/Winter 2023 runway show in Milan and uploaded the clip alongside a caption that read: ‘Playing it safe was not on the agenda for Prada day’
But other social media users claimed the jumpsuit looked ‘better before’ and asked whether it was even legal
But others claimed the jumpsuit looked ‘better before’ and asked whether it was even legal.
Someone commented: ‘The jumpsuit could’ve been styled so well!! I saw a lot of potential.’
Another user wrote: ‘Cutting Prada? I just cried in poor.’
And one other simply said: ‘I am mortified….’
FEMAIL has reached out to Prada to ask for their thoughts on Maddie’s makeshift design.
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