Prada, SpA is an Italian fashion company also known as a, label or house, with retail outlets worldwide.
The company, originally known in Italian as Fratelli Prada ("Prada
Brothers"), was founded in 1915 by Mario Prada. In 1978, Mario's
granddaughter Miuccia Prada inherited what was a leather goods business
from her mother, and led the company's expansion into couture.
Miuccia first gained a reputation for creative use of materials and simple, modern lines with a 1985 line of sleek handbags made from nylon. These novel, high priced bags quickly became widely sought-after, and spawned a global industry of counterfeit Prada goods.
Prada's first prêt-à-porter, or ready - to- wear collection was designed by Miuccia Prada in the autumn / winter season of 1989. The collection's plain, modern lines were a stark contrast to other labels' flamboyant designs, and fueled a sharp rise in Prada's popularity.
Following the lead of other companies in a popular trend to absorb as many other fashion houses as possible, Prada took large debts when it acquired the financially floundering Rome based house of Fendi in the early 1990s. Prada assumed shares in Fendi with the Louis Vuitton Moet Hennesy (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 Family Guy, Meg felt left out because she had a plain, boring purse. Her parents wouldn't give her the $1100 needed to buy a Prada bag, so she got a job to buy one herself. In this episode, the Prada bag is seen as a status symbol.
In November 2003 Five world-famous luxury brands are sued a popular Beijing shopping market - accusing it of selling fake goods, including Pravda.
The character of Kouda from the manga High School Girls is shown with a Prada bag, to show how rich she is compared to other students.
In the cartoon Stripperella the title character has had various Prada items, such as a (bottomless) purse and the boots of her superhero costume.
In the comic strip Boondocks the character Riley steals a pair of Prada shoes from a man who mistakes him for a shoeshine boy.
In Star Trek Enterprise a dog named Prada is a beagle who portrayed Porthos on Star Trek
Grindcore band The Number Twelve Looks Like You named the first track on their EP "Put On Your Rosy Red Glasses" 'Don't Get Blood On My Prada Shoes'
In 2002 a ship named Prada of Italy took part in the famous boat race the America's Cup.
In SPICE WORLD THE MOVIE Jennifer Saunders makes a brief cameo appearance in this movie. At a party, she has a conversation about designers with Posh claiming she was very disappoined with this years 'Gucci, Pucci, Prada and Fendi' collections. Although it seems like she is playing Eddy, she is billed in the credits simply as 'fashionable woman.'
Scottish Cashmere companies are often give big supplies to designers such as Prada, Gucci, Burberry and Clements Ribeiro
Pravda was a leading newspaper of the Soviet Union and an official organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party between 1918 and 1991.
Pavda, is the name of a city in Russia
Academy award-winning actress Kim Basinger has been enlisted by Italian fashion designer Muiccia Prada to model her new spring/summer
Jaya Prada, is the name of a hip hop singer
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