Prada, made in China?

Made in Italy, via China, might soon be an appropriate label for Prada clothes and accessories. The Italian fashion house is considering abandoning its policy of sourcing all its clothing in Italy.

Patrizio Bertelli, Prada's chief executive, told a conference in Shanghai yesterday that he could move some production to lower-cost countries in the Mediterranean and would even consider making some products in China. "We will have to make a decision in the next few years," he said. "Even if a product is made in ten different countries, it could be defined by 'Made by Prada'."