From France to Japan, passing through Italy, China, and Hong Kong, Miu Miu Summer Reads arrives in five symbolic cities—Paris, Osaka, Milan, Beijing, and Hong Kong—transforming urban green spaces into true open-air libraries. At each stop, the experience comes to life in carefully selected locations: from the enchanting Giardino delle Arti in Milan to the charm of the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris. Each city is defined by a thematic color and a unique ex-libris symbol. Miu Miu Summer Reads is a free, public event that invites exploration at the intersection of fashion and cross-disciplinary content, celebrating female intellect, design, and the power of storytelling.
Visitors will be able to collect a free, limited-edition copy of one of the two novels selected for the 2025 edition: The Inseparables by Simone de Beauvoir and The Waiting Years (Onnazaka) by Fumiko Enchi. Both volumes have been specially customized by Miu Miu with artist-designed covers, bookmarks, metal bookends, and bespoke stamps—a tangible gesture that blends aesthetics and substance, fashion and memory. The undisputed protagonists of the June 2025 edition in Milan are two visionary women who redefined the codes of femininity through their thought: Simone de Beauvoir, a pivotal voice of European feminism, Parisian philosopher and writer; and Fumiko Enchi, a pioneer of Japanese women’s literature, who explored themes of sexuality, oppression, and identity with depth and often unsettling insight.
One Western, the other Eastern—their worlds meet in the universality of the female experience. The Inseparables explores the intimacy and heartbreak of a broken female friendship, while The Waiting Years delves into the role of women in traditional Japanese society, navigating between repression and desire. With Summer Reads, Miu Miu continues its path as a committed, multidisciplinary brand, already recognized for supporting emerging female directors, artists, and thinkers. In a historical moment when fashion risks becoming an end in itself, this initiative elegantly reaffirms that thought is always in style.
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