1. Miuccia Prada is the head designer of Prada and the founder of its subsidiary Miu Miu.
16 Facts About Miuccia Prada
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The youngest granddaughter of Mario Prada, Miuccia Prada took over the family-owned luxury goods manufacturer in 1978.
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In March 2013, Prada was named one of the fifty best dressed over-50s by Forbes.
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Miuccia Prada trained at the Teatro Piccolo to become a mime artist and performed for five years.
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Miuccia Prada was a member of the Italian Communist Party and was involved in the women's rights movement during the seventies in Milan.
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Miuccia Prada named it after her own nickname, Miu Miu.
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In 1994, Miuccia Prada showed her collections in both New York and London Fashion Weeks.
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Miuccia Prada had already been exhibiting at Milan Fashion Week.
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Bertelli, Miuccia Prada's husband, is responsible for the commercial side of products and Miuccia Prada's retail strategy.
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Miuccia Prada has expanded into leather goods, shoes, fragrances, and apparel for both men and women.
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In 2020, Miuccia Prada presented her final collection as the brand's sole creative director; because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was unveiled in a sequence of short films directed by artists including Martine Syms and Juergen Teller.
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Miuccia Prada has since been sharing that responsibility with Raf Simons.
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In 2010, Miuccia Prada designed costumes for the Verdi opera "Attila" at the New York City Metropolitan Opera House.
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Miuccia Prada is a collector of contemporary art and owns several artworks by Young British Artists.
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Miuccia Prada is friends with the artists Cindy Sherman and Francesco Vezzoli.
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Over several years, Miuccia Prada acted as a godmother to a Luna Rossa boat nine times.