Miuccia Prada on the Prada autumn/winter 2007-8 catwalkMiuccia Prada is a woman's designer. She designs clothes that take account of a woman's curves and at the same time communicating intelligence as well as a sense of fun.
She has a PhD in Political Science, which she followed with five years studying performing mime. She was also a member of the Communist Party. After her degree, in 1978 she reluctantly took over the luxury leather goods company that her grandfather had founded in Milan in 1913.
• In 1985, she designed a line of black, unlabelled, hard-wearing but finely-woven nylon handbags that immediately became must-haves
• Prada launched her eponymous ready-to-wear collection in autumn/winter 1989 to critical acclaim
• In 1992, she debuted the less expensive Miu Miu (Miuccia's nickname), inspired by her personal wardrobe
• In 1993 she won a Council of Fashion Designers of America International Award
Miuccia met her husband and business partner Patrizio Bertelli at the same time as she took the helm of the family company. "If I hadn't met him, I probably would have given up - or at least not been able to do what I have done," she said.
It was under Bertelli's sway that the design house grew as a conglomerate adding such labels as Fendi, Helmut Lang, Jil Sander and Azzedine Alaia to its portfolio of brands. By 2007 they began to return to their core concerns. Jil Sander was sold back, Azzedine Alaia had bought back his company and Helmut Lang was sold in 2005.
Bertelli is passionate sailing and Prada have a boat in the America's Cup every year.
Miuccia Prada consistently brings a reality check to fashion: "I love fashion, but I think it should stay in its place, not rule your life. It's a very nice part of your life, but I think it should be fun."
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Jo Craven
@Source from: http://www.vogue.co.uk/biographies/080420-miuccia-prada-biography.aspx
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