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Miuccia Prada

Miuccia Prada studied political science in Milan before beginning to design for her family’s leather-goods business. Her work took shape across ready-to-wear, nylon accessories, Miu Miu and a cultural institution founded with Patrizio Bertelli.

Study and a family business

Miuccia Prada graduated in Political Science from the University of Milan. She then began designing for the family leather-goods business founded by her grandfather in 1913.1

A partnership and a new model

Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli began collaborating in 1975. The house timeline marks a new model for international development in 1977, bringing her creative work together with his entrepreneurial experience.2,3,4

Nylon enters the collection

A Pocono nylon backpack first entered production for Autumn/Winter 1984–85. Prada’s nylon handbag collection dates to the 1980s; in later years, nylon also entered its women’s and men’s ready-to-wear collections.5,6,7

Sources and citations (11)
  1. Board of Directors
  2. 2024 Annual Report
  3. History
  4. Storia
  5. Social Responsibility Report 2015
  6. Prada Nylon
  7. Prada Nylon
  8. Miu Miu
  9. Miu Miu
  10. Mission
  11. Prada Group Profile

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