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Long-time Prada design director reportedly set to exit

Fabio Zambernardi, the long-time design director at the Prada Group, is believed to be set to leave his role in October following the unveiling of spring 2024 collections. The alleged move would come more than four decades after Zambernardi initially entered the group and went on to work closely with Miuccia Prada. Speculation around his exit...

Fashion

Prada announces partnership with ZDHC, joins 'Roadmap to Zero' initiative

The Prada Group has unveiled its association as a "Signatory Friend" in the latest development of its collaboration with ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals). The luxury group, which is parent to labels Prada, MiuMiu, Car Shoe and Church’s, said the global multi-stakeholder initiative could stands as a vanguard, steering the fashion...

Video

Video: Prada SS24

In this video you can see Prada’s SS24 Menswear collection presented at Milan Fashion Week. Video: Prada via Youtube

Business

Prada to venture deeper into beauty with new makeup and skincare lines

Joining the ranks of other luxury brands, Prada is now set to launch its own makeup and skincare lines from August 1 as it begins to venture into new product categories. Through Prada Beauty, the Milan-based fashion house will be tackling the new market alongside its licensee, L’Oréal Luxe, which had acquired the brand’s beauty licence on...

ManagementFeatured

Prada's sales and earnings jump in H1

Prada’s first half net revenues of 2,232 million euros, increased 20 percent with retail sales of 1,975 million euros, up 21 percent, driven by like-for-like full price sales. Commenting on the company’s performance, Patrizio Bertelli, Prada Group chairman and executive director, said: “The semester ends with solid results for the Prada Group,...

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Milan men's fashion week loosens constraints and shows some skin

Menswear, the second largest segment in the apparel industry in terms of global sales, is poised to experience substantial revenue growth from 2022 to 2027. According to data from Statista, the market is projected to achieve an annual growth rate of 2.95 percent, with sales reaching nearly 570 billion dollars in 2023. The recent Milan men's...

Fashion

Prada-Simons duo provide elegance, comfort at Milan show for men

It was one of the most highly anticipated collections on the third day of Fashion Week, which focuses on the spring-summer 2024 period. Their show took place in the austere surroundings of the Prada Foundation, setting the scene for a sober but refined men's wardrobe. The starting point was "the simplest white shirt". From this base, said...

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Prada and Zegna acquire minority stake in Luigi Fedeli e Figlio

Italian fashion groups Prada and Ermenegildo Zegna have acquired a minority stake in knitwear company Luigi Fedeli e Figlio as a strategic investment to secure Italian excellence in fine yarns. In a statement, Prada and Zegna confirmed they will each acquire a 15 percent stake in the Italian knitwear company, while Luigi Fedeli, the current...

Report

Prada Group names Francesca Secondari chief legal officer

Francesca Secondari has been announced as group general counsel and chief legal officer of Prada, effective from May. This was revealed in a note by the Prada Group. In detail, Secondari is entrusted with responsibility for legal management, corporate affairs and group compliance. Secondari trained at the BonelliErede law firm, of which she...

Fashion |In Pictures

Adidas and Prada unveil first joint football boot collection

Sportswear giant Adidas has teamed up with Italian fashion house Prada on its first-ever joint football boot collection that combines the design codes of Prada with high-performance football technologies unique to Adidas. The Adidas and Prada collection reimagines three leading Adidas products - the Predator Accuracy, the Copa Pure and the X...

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Prada Group hails ‘strong start to year’ as Q1 sales jump 22 percent

Prada Group has hailed a “strong start of the year” with growth across markets and product categories, as well as a rebound in demand in China. The Italian group, which owns its namesake brand as well as luxury label Miu Miu, made sales of 1.07 billion euros in the three months ended March 31, up 22 percent from the 876 million euros it made a...

Culture

Fondazione Prada to launch “Everybody Talks About the Weather” exhibition in Venice

Fondazione Prada, the cultural institution founded by the fashion designer Miuccia Prada and her husband Patrizio Bertelli in 1993, has announced its latest exhibit, “Everybody Talks About the Weather." The exhibition is curated by Dieter Roelstraete and will be displayed at the historic Ca’ Corner della Regina in Fondazione Prada’s Venetian...