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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[The Final Fantasy wears Prada]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/the-final-fantasy-wears-prada/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/the-final-fantasy-wears-prada/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/the-final-fantasy-wears-prada/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/the-final-fantasy-wears-prada/"><img alt="Image" height="490" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/04/ffprada.jpg" style="margin:4px" width="530" /></a></div>Square Enix revealed this morning that the latest issue of male fashion mag Arena Homme+ features the cast of <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/final-fantasy-xiii-2">Final Fantasy XIII-2</a></em> in... <em>Prada's 2012 Spring/Summer men's collection</em>.<br /><br />The issue goes on sale April 12 and features Lightning, Noel, Snow, Sazh and Hope in Prada, which is certainly an upgrade from wearing all those clothes with extraneous buckles. (Note: Buckles are for belts, not hats, shoes or sleeve liners.)<br /><br />"I've always been interested by the power of video games and their place in society, and the amount of work that's gone into this project blows my mind. We're incredibly pleased with the result," Max Pearmain, Editor of Arena Homme+, said of the collaboration.<br /><br />This isn't the first time designer <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/fashion">fashion</a> and video games have collided, but this one is most clearly intentional -- unlike <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/31/dance-central-choreography-featured-in-fashionable-lanvin-ad/"><em>Dance Central</em>'s Lanvin ad</a> and the whole <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/21/silent-hills-pyramid-head-appears-in-swedish-fashion-label/">Pyramid Head model</a> thing.<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/final-fantasy-xiii-2-prada-2012-mens-spring-summer-collection/">Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Prada 2012 Men's Spring/Summer Collection)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/final-fantasy-xiii-2-prada-2012-mens-spring-summer-collection/#4939764"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/04/3547prd002.compo.v24.0001resize_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/final-fantasy-xiii-2-prada-2012-mens-spring-summer-collection/#4939765"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/04/3548prd003b.compo.v19.0001resize_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/final-fantasy-xiii-2-prada-2012-mens-spring-summer-collection/#4939766"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/04/3549prd004.compo.v18.0001resize_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/final-fantasy-xiii-2-prada-2012-mens-spring-summer-collection/#4939767"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/04/3550prd005b.compo.v17.0001resize_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/the-final-fantasy-wears-prada/">The Final Fantasy wears Prada</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/the-final-fantasy-wears-prada/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20208197/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/the-final-fantasy-wears-prada/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>arena-homme</category><category>arena-homme+</category><category>bizarre</category><category>clothing</category><category>crosspromotion</category><category>final-fantasy-xiii-2</category><category>max-pearmain</category><category>Prada</category><category>Square-Enix</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:30:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>