Founded in 1913 in Milan
Overview
Since 1913, Prada has been synonymous with cutting-edge style.
Its intellectual universe combines concept, structure and image through codes that go beyond trends.
Its fashion transcends products, translating conceptuality into a universe that has become a benchmark to those who dare to challenge conventions focusing on experimentation.
Transcending Trends
Through an innovative approach, which draws inspiration from an unconventional analysis of society, Prada elaborates codes that transcend trends.
Style statements born from the passionate examination of disciplines that are, at times, apparently far from fashion, such as art, film and photography, resulting into creations that reinterpret reality from unusual perspectives.
Transcending Products
Unfettered from conceptual limitations and from the strict commitment to stylistic cohesion, the aesthetic codes of the brand have influenced generations of creative minds through manifestos of cultural emancipation that embrace the broadest aspects of life.
Prada’s fashion transcends products bringing ideas and ideals to life through its clothes and accessories, which become tools of confident self-expression.
Looking for New Perspectives
Through her work, Miuccia Prada challenges pre-conceived aesthetic patterns.
Prada is an expression of society and, as such, it changes while Prada evolves accordingly.
What’s simple and classic is distorted and reconsidered in the tireless search of new perspectives.
A state-of-the-art laboratory grounded on the values of instinct and cultural inclination.
Reinterpreting Shared Aesthetic Codes
Conceptuality is Prada’s preferred form of expression in an intellectual commitment to good taste.
In every collection, shared aesthetic codes are reinterpreted through an unusual perspective, while new products challenge material processes with the use of technology and know-how.
An Endless Play of Past, Present and Future
What is considered beauty and what’s deemed questionable are deliberately mixed in an endless play of past, present and future in which bourgeois codes are often broken down and reconstructed.
History
The history of the Prada begins in 1913 when Mario Prada, Miuccia Prada’s grandfather, opened the first Prada store in Milan.
Located in the prestigious Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the exclusive Prada boutique offered luggage and luxury goods manufactured with the finest artisanal techniques, using exquisite materials.
The boutique soon establishes itself as elegant shopping destination for the most prestigious Italian and European costumers, consolidating its role in 1919 with the title of Official Supplier of the Italian Royal House, which allows the brand to include the House of Savoy coat of arms and knotted rope design in its trademark logo.
Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli started working together in the late 1970’s, laying the foundation for the future international expansion of the Group; Patrizio Bertelli pioneered the introduction of a new business model in the luxury industry, based on the direct control of all processes, applying rigorous quality criteria through all stages of production.
A business model that goes hand in hand with Miuccia Prada’s maverick creativity, which commanded international attention for its innovative approach inspired by her unconventional observation of society.
That allows her to anticipate - and often influence – fashion and style trends.
Today the Prada brand offers men’s and women’s leather goods, clothing and footwear, combining contemporary, innovative and sophisticated design with the uniqueness of handcrafted products.
Prada also operates in the eyewear and fragrance sector.
Creativity
Creativity is at the core of the manufacturing process.
Miuccia Prada’s distinctive ability to combine her intellectual curiosity and cultural interests with the research of new ideas through an unconventional approach.
The creative process is based on incessant research and confrontation geared towards the creation of an actual project culture grounded on a method that guides the work of all the actors involved.
Excursus
The exploration of apparently distant universes is imbued in the DNA of the Prada Group, which supports Fondazione Prada’s cultural projects as well as Luna Rossa sporting challenges.
Fondazione Prada was born in 1993 to organize and sponsor contemporary art exhibitions and several other cultural activities that collected international appreciation and recognition.
Patrizio Bertelli’s passion for sailing gave birth to the Prada Challenge for the America’s Cup 2000 team in 1997, undertaking its first America’s Cup challenge, the world’s oldest sporting competition and the most important international regatta.
Prada takes part in the competition as sponsor of the Luna Rossa sailing team for 4 editions of the America’s Cup (2000, 2003, 2007 e 2013), winning the challengers’ selection series in 2000 and making it to the finals in 2007 and 2013.
In 2017 Luna Rossa is chosen once again as the Challenger of Record for the 36th America’s Cup that will take place in 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Founded in 1913 in Milan
Overview
Since 1913, Prada has been synonymous with cutting-edge style.
Its intellectual universe combines concept, structure and image through codes that go beyond trends.
Its fashion transcends products, translating conceptuality into a universe that has become a benchmark to those who dare to challenge conventions focusing on experimentation.
Transcending Trends
Through an innovative approach, which draws inspiration from an unconventional analysis of society, Prada elaborates codes that transcend trends.
Style statements born from the passionate examination of disciplines that are, at times, apparently far from fashion, such as art, film and photography, resulting into creations that reinterpret reality from unusual perspectives.
Transcending Products
Unfettered from conceptual limitations and from the strict commitment to stylistic cohesion, the aesthetic codes of the brand have influenced generations of creative minds through manifestos of cultural emancipation that embrace the broadest aspects of life.
Prada’s fashion transcends products bringing ideas and ideals to life through its clothes and accessories, which become tools of confident self-expression.
Looking for New Perspectives
Through her work, Miuccia Prada challenges pre-conceived aesthetic patterns.
Prada is an expression of society and, as such, it changes while Prada evolves accordingly.
What’s simple and classic is distorted and reconsidered in the tireless search of new perspectives.
A state-of-the-art laboratory grounded on the values of instinct and cultural inclination.
Reinterpreting Shared Aesthetic Codes
Conceptuality is Prada’s preferred form of expression in an intellectual commitment to good taste.
In every collection, shared aesthetic codes are reinterpreted through an unusual perspective, while new products challenge material processes with the use of technology and know-how.
An Endless Play of Past, Present and Future
What is considered beauty and what’s deemed questionable are deliberately mixed in an endless play of past, present and future in which bourgeois codes are often broken down and reconstructed.
History
The history of the Prada begins in 1913 when Mario Prada, Miuccia Prada’s grandfather, opened the first Prada store in Milan.
Located in the prestigious Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the exclusive Prada boutique offered luggage and luxury goods manufactured with the finest artisanal techniques, using exquisite materials.
The boutique soon establishes itself as elegant shopping destination for the most prestigious Italian and European costumers, consolidating its role in 1919 with the title of Official Supplier of the Italian Royal House, which allows the brand to include the House of Savoy coat of arms and knotted rope design in its trademark logo.
Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli started working together in the late 1970’s, laying the foundation for the future international expansion of the Group; Patrizio Bertelli pioneered the introduction of a new business model in the luxury industry, based on the direct control of all processes, applying rigorous quality criteria through all stages of production.
A business model that goes hand in hand with Miuccia Prada’s maverick creativity, which commanded international attention for its innovative approach inspired by her unconventional observation of society.
That allows her to anticipate - and often influence – fashion and style trends.
Today the Prada brand offers men’s and women’s leather goods, clothing and footwear, combining contemporary, innovative and sophisticated design with the uniqueness of handcrafted products.
Prada also operates in the eyewear and fragrance sector.
Creativity
Creativity is at the core of the manufacturing process.
Miuccia Prada’s distinctive ability to combine her intellectual curiosity and cultural interests with the research of new ideas through an unconventional approach.
The creative process is based on incessant research and confrontation geared towards the creation of an actual project culture grounded on a method that guides the work of all the actors involved.
Excursus
The exploration of apparently distant universes is imbued in the DNA of the Prada Group, which supports Fondazione Prada’s cultural projects as well as Luna Rossa sporting challenges.
Fondazione Prada was born in 1993 to organize and sponsor contemporary art exhibitions and several other cultural activities that collected international appreciation and recognition.
Patrizio Bertelli’s passion for sailing gave birth to the Prada Challenge for the America’s Cup 2000 team in 1997, undertaking its first America’s Cup challenge, the world’s oldest sporting competition and the most important international regatta.
Prada takes part in the competition as sponsor of the Luna Rossa sailing team for 4 editions of the America’s Cup (2000, 2003, 2007 e 2013), winning the challengers’ selection series in 2000 and making it to the finals in 2007 and 2013.
In 2017 Luna Rossa is chosen once again as the Challenger of Record for the 36th America’s Cup that will take place in 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Metal sunglasses with elegant, classic style. The round frame front with refined acetate rims is paired with sophisticated temples finely engraved with the Prada logo.
Acetate sunglasses with a sophisticated chunky design. The bold frame with slightly beveled rims expresses contemporary femininity. The temples are accented with an exclusive metal element featuring the iconic triangle logo of the maison.
Acetate sunglasses with a sophisticated chunky design. The bold frame with slightly beveled rims expresses contemporary femininity. The temples are accented with an exclusive metal element featuring the iconic triangle logo of the maison.
Metal sunglasses with a contemporary, feminine touch. The oversized slightly cat-eye frame front is paired with refined open temples decorated with the iconic triangle logo inspired by the jewels of the fashion house. Several exclusive varieties of lenses feature an innovative all-over pattern of Prada triangles.
Metal sunglasses with a contemporary, feminine touch. The oversized slightly cat-eye frame front is paired with refined open temples decorated with the iconic triangle logo inspired by the jewels of the fashion house. Several exclusive varieties of lenses feature an innovative all-over pattern of Prada triangles.
Metal sunglasses with a contemporary, feminine touch. The oversized slightly cat-eyed frame front is combined with refined temples embellished with the iconic triangle logo in synergy with the jewelry of the maison. The style comes with non-prescription, transparent Blue Light lenses.
Acetate sunglasses with a geometric design and striking volumes. Bold rims and lively Havana nuances define this frame. The geometric temples are decorated with an iconographic interpretation of Prada's traditional triangle logo in a contrasting color.
These acetate sunglasses with a rectangular shape have a contemporary frame front characterized by the three-dimensional workmanship and thick lines. The bridge area iconographically reinterprets the historic triangle logo of the fashion house. The wide straight temples are decorated with the Prada lettering logo.
Acetate sunglasses with a bold, geometric aesthetic. The frame has a strong square design emphasized by the impressive rims. The oversized two-tone temples are decorated with an exclusive metal element featuring the iconic Prada triangle logo.
Acetate sunglasses with a bold, geometric aesthetic. The frame has a strong square design emphasized by the impressive rims. The oversized two-tone temples are decorated with an exclusive metal element featuring the iconic Prada triangle logo.
Acetate sunglasses with a rectangular silhouette characterized by strong lines and elegant, contemporary appeal. The temples are made with a refined three-dimensional process and decorated with the Prada lettering logo.
Acetate sunglasses with a rectangular silhouette characterized by strong lines and elegant, contemporary appeal. The temples are made with a refined three-dimensional process and decorated with the Prada lettering logo.
Metal sunglasses defined by a rectangular silhouette and elegant acetate rims. The frame front is accented with a slim metal double bridge decorated with a refined screen-printed Prada lettering logo.
Metal sunglasses defined by their rectangular silhouette and elegant acetate rims. The frame front is accented with a slim metal double bridge decorated with a refined screen-printed Prada lettering logo.
Metal sunglasses defined by their rectangular silhouette and elegant acetate rims. The frame front is accented with a slim metal double bridge decorated with a refined screen-printed Prada lettering logo.
Metal sunglasses characterized by their sleek, contemporary design. The aviator style has a slim double bridge embellished with a refined screen-printed Prada lettering logo. The ultra-thin temples feature an elegant metal element decorated with the brand logo.
Metal sunglasses characterized by their sleek, contemporary design. The aviator style has a slim double bridge embellished with a refined screen-printed Prada lettering logo. The ultra-thin temples feature an elegant metal element decorated with the brand logo.
Metal sunglasses characterized by their sleek, contemporary design. The aviator style has a slim double bridge embellished with a refined screen-printed Prada lettering logo. The ultra-thin temples feature an elegant metal element decorated with the brand logo.
Metal sunglasses characterized by their sleek, contemporary design. The aviator style has a slim double bridge embellished with a refined screen-printed Prada lettering logo. The ultra-thin temples feature an elegant metal element decorated with the brand logo.
Sunglasses with dynamic, avant-garde style. This large ultra-modern frame front is distinguished by curved lenses enhanced by the innovative top visor provided with an exclusive ventilation system. The temples reflect the sports-inspired codes of the brand, emphasizing dynamic details and innovative details.
Sunglasses with a sporty attitude. The wraparound front features special technical details for ventilation to face the most extreme sports conditions. The new interpretation of the perforated temples reflects a dynamic, contemporary aesthetic.