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Miuccia Prada

Co-Creative Director, Prada; Creative Director, Miu Miu; Executive Director, Prada S.p.A.

The former mime artiste holds a doctorate in political science and is known for her hyper-intelligent, trendsetting designs.

Miuccia Prada
Fashion Week

Marc Jacobs' Adult Toyland

The extraordinary dissonance between the context and the clothes was unsettling, and felt like the dictionary-definition of 'realness'.

Fashion Week

Marc Jacobs' Adult Toyland

The extraordinary dissonance between the context and the clothes was unsettling, and felt like the dictionary-definition of 'realness'.


Fashion Week

'Why Not?' at Thom Browne

Browne took his classic women’s collection and re-proportioned it for men, so, in his eyes at least, there was no doubt he was showing men’s clothes.

Fashion Week

'Why Not?' at Thom Browne

Browne took his classic women’s collection and re-proportioned it for men, so, in his eyes at least, there was no doubt he was showing men’s clothes.


Fashion Week

Most Wanted in Milan: Originality

Milanese designers referenced Balenciaga, Raf Simons and Gosha Rubchinskiy a bit too much, but Fendi, Marni and Zegna stood out.

Fashion Week

Most Wanted in Milan: Originality

Milanese designers referenced Balenciaga, Raf Simons and Gosha Rubchinskiy a bit too much, but Fendi, Marni and Zegna stood out.


Fashion Week

No. 21's Surf Escapism

Alessandro Dell'Acqua is not the most original designer, but he has a wonderful knack for grasping what's in the air and giving it his own catchy interpretation.

Fashion Week

No. 21's Surf Escapism

Alessandro Dell'Acqua is not the most original designer, but he has a wonderful knack for grasping what's in the air and giving it his own catchy interpretation.


Fashion Week

A Graphic Pradaworld

In the face of so much conceptual complexity in her art world, Miuccia Prada opted for simplicity — the human touch — in her fashion world.

Fashion Week

A Graphic Pradaworld

In the face of so much conceptual complexity in her art world, Miuccia Prada opted for simplicity — the human touch — in her fashion world.


Fashion Week

Upping the Ante at Wales Bonner

She made her name with designs that had a richness — an intricacy, even — so the severity of Grace Wales Bonner’s new collection was startling.

Fashion Week

Upping the Ante at Wales Bonner

She made her name with designs that had a richness — an intricacy, even — so the severity of Grace Wales Bonner’s new collection was startling.


News & Analysis

Reflections on the Venice Effect

The Venice Biennale still offers the worlds of fashion and design the grandest opportunities to impress their finer selves, says Tim Blanks.

News & Analysis

Reflections on the Venice Effect

The Venice Biennale still offers the worlds of fashion and design the grandest opportunities to impress their finer selves, says Tim Blanks.


Fashion Week

At Prada Cruise, New Heights of Spiky Femininity

The collection was a fabulously feisty female manifesto to the world of old white men who go on grabbing at the headlines.

Fashion Week

At Prada Cruise, New Heights of Spiky Femininity

The collection was a fabulously feisty female manifesto to the world of old white men who go on grabbing at the headlines.


Luxury

Op-Ed | Prada's Recovery Is Not Yet Guaranteed

Prada is doing all the right things to address its underperformance. But to justify its lofty valuation, it must be more emphatic that this is delivering actual sales growth.

Luxury

Op-Ed | Prada's Recovery Is Not Yet Guaranteed

Prada is doing all the right things to address its underperformance. But to justify its lofty valuation, it must be more emphatic that this is delivering actual sales growth.


Fashion Week

Engaging Escape at Miu Miu

The Miu Miu show fizzed with surreal joie de vivre, while the diversity of the casting energised both the collection and its designer.

Fashion Week

Engaging Escape at Miu Miu

The Miu Miu show fizzed with surreal joie de vivre, while the diversity of the casting energised both the collection and its designer.


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