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History

The company, originally known in Italy as "Prada Brothers", was founded in 1913 by Mario Prada in Milan. In 1978, Mario's granddaughter Miuccia Prada inherited what was still a leather goods business from her grandfather, and led the company's expansion into clothing with an overall more bohemian style. Miu Miu is a second line of clothing, often simpler and evoking a continual image of high-end vintage items. It was followed by the Prada Sport 'Linea Rossa' Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Type Anti-tank Nationality Joint France/Germany Era Cold War, modern Launch platform Individual, Vehicle Target Vehicle, Fortification History Builder MBDA, Bharat Dynamics (under license) Date of design 70s Production period since 1972 Service duration since 1972 Operators 41 countries Variants MILAN 1, MILAN 2, MILAN 2T, MILAN 3, MILAN... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Miuccia Bianchi Prada (born Maria Bianchi[1] in May 10, 1949 is an Italian fashion designer. ... Miu Miu is a clothing line from the Prada fashion house, begun in 1992, and headed by Miuccia Prada. ...

Currently Prada is considered one of the most influential clothing designers in the fashion industry.

Acquisitions

Following the lead of other companies in a popular trend to absorb as many other fashion houses as possible, Prada took on large debts when it acquired the financially floundering Rome-based house of Fendi in the early 1990s. Prada assumed shares in Fendi with the LVMH company. Prada was unable to turn around/support the money-losing Fendi label, and sold its Fendi shares to LVMH. Prada is still recovering from this debt. In 1999, the company acquired Church's, the English maker of quality shoes; more recently a 45% stake has been sold to Equinox. Logo of Fendi, SpA A shop of Fendi in the Landmark, Hong Kong Fendi is an Italian fashion designer brand founded in 1918. ... Church’s was founded in 1873 by three brothers who brought together under one roof the cottage industry skills involved in shoe making at the time. ... For other uses, see Equinox (disambiguation). ...

The Prada Group's other notable purchases in the 1990s were the Helmut Lang and Jil Sander labels. By 2006, however, both labels had been sold. Jil Sander was sold to the private equity firm Change Capital Partners, which is headed by Luc Vandevelde, the chairman of Carrefour, while the Helmut Lang label is now owned by Japanese fashion company Link Theory. Helmut Lang (born on March 10, 1956 in Vienna), is an Austrian fashion designer, known for his minimalist, deconstructivist, and often severe designs. ... Jil Sander is a German fashion designer known for understated and sleek designs, luxurious fabrics and her perfume line. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Joint Ventures

In May of 2007, Prada joined forces with cell phone maker LG Electronics to create the LG Prada (KE850) phone. It retails for $800. LG Electronics (KRXS: 066570, LSE:LGLD) is a South Korean multinational corporation and one of the worlds largest electronics companies. ... The LG KE850 (also known as The LG PRADA Phone[1]) is a mobile phone manufactured by LG Electronics and designed by Prada. ...

Architecture

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In 2005, near the West Texas towns of Valentine and Marfa, a pair of Scandinavian artists, Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset, unveiled Prada Marfa, a sculpture masquerading as a Prada mini-boutique. Located along an isolated stretch of U.S. Highway 90, the 15 by 25-foot adobe and stucco building was partially funded by the Prada Foundation. Valentine is a town located in Jeff Davis County, Texas. ... Hotel Paisano and the Presidio County courthouse View south from the county courthouse Marfa is a city located in the high desert of far West Texas. ... Scandinavian can mean: a resident of, or anything relating to Scandinavia any North Germanic language a chess opening, Scandinavian Defense the aviation corpotation Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... United States Highway 90 is an east-west United States highway. ...

Prada boutiques and megastore

Prada shop, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan

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Prada in culture

• Prada has inspired poets, and one who has captured the quintessential Prada mood is Beatrice Lao, a Mediterranean poetess: '... Dusky eyes dazed. Mascara blacker than enigma. The mood is porcelain. Her dreams are weaving behind windows.' Dreams Pradaesque
• A novel named The Devil Wears Prada (novel) was created in 2003, about a self obsessed and vanity-ridden boss who wears designer clothes, such as Prada
• A film, The Devil Wears Prada (film) was later based on this novel
• There is also a band named The Devil Wears Prada
• Prada is referred in the film Sydney White. Rachel Witchburn, played by Sara Paxton, mentions Prada in her "soothing words": Prada, Chanel, Gucci, Armani

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External links

• Prada.com — Web page for the Prada fashion house.
• Prada - History
• Prada collections at style.com