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Prada launches first campaign for Galleria handbag

Prada is poised to make the Galleria bag one of 2021’s It bags of the year. The brand has launched a campaign dedicated solely to the bag, which was first conceived in 2007, but is now getting some tender love, care, and star attention. Lorenzo Bertelli, Prada Group’s head of marketing and corporate social responsibility, told WWD that one of...

10 May 2021

People

Lorenzo Bertelli to join Prada board

Lorenzo Bertelli, the son of Miuccia Prada and her husband Patrizio Bertelli, is set to join Prada’s board on May 27. Shareholders will also be expected to vote on a new chairman then, with Carlo Mazzi set to exit the role. Prada sent a notice to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange convening a shareholders’ general meeting for May 27, along with a list...

3 May 2021

Business

LVMH, Prada and Cartier join forces to form blockchain consortium

Fashion conglomerate LVMH is joining forces with the Prada Group and Cartier, part of Richemont, to form the Aura Blockchain Consortium to address the “shared challenges” of communicating authenticity, responsible sourcing and sustainability in a secure digital format. The move marks the first global blockchain consortium dedicated to the luxury...

20 Apr 2021

Fashion

A Valentino factory is ravaged by flames, destroying 38,000 pairs of shoes

A shoe factory operated by Valentino was ravaged by fire, with an estimated 38,000 pairs of shoes destroyed in its high-end manufacturing plant in Italy. Valentino’s Tuscany factory was demolished in flames earlier this month, with 90 percent of the site burned down. The factory, which employed 160 workers, handcrafted 1,300 shoes per day. The...

12 Apr 2021

Fashion

Will demand for It Bags make a return post pandemic?

Sales of handbags saw a sharp decline during the pandemic when stuck at home consumers found expensive bags to be a non-necessity. Despite surging numbers in the resale market for pre-owned luxury, the lifestyle changes brought on by Covid-19 dampened interest in this once booming category. As occasionwear slowly makes its way back to the winter...

19 Mar 2021

Video

Video: Prada FW21 collection at MFW

In this video, Italian fashion house Prada has presented its FW21 womenswear collection at Milan Fashion Week (MFW). Watch the video below. Do you want to see more FW21 clothing collections? Click here to view theFashionUnited Marketplace. Video: Prada via YouTube Photo credit: Milano Fashion Week

2 Mar 2021

Business

Prada completes Ocean Beyond education programme with Unesco and schools

A year ago, Italian luxury fashion house Prada teamed up with Unesco’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) for the educational programmeSea Beyond, a tailor-made pilot project for secondary schools around the world to raise awareness on ocean preservation and sustainability. The two partners have now announced the completion of the...

16 Feb 2021

Fashion

Fall Winter 2021-22 Men’s Catwalk Themes Directions

Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers the influential themes emerging from the Men’s Milan and Paris collections during Fashion Month. Building on overarching trends that first emerged in FW21, the Fall Winter season sees themes of nostalgia and heritage come to fruition. As we head into a transition period, designers are mindful of balancing...

5 Feb 2021

Fashion

The top five menswear looks of FW21

The fall menswear digital runway shows and formats have come to an end and FashionUnited dissects five key looks for the upcoming season. The Statement knit Bold colours and interesting patterns are essential to statement knitwear, and was embraced by several designers for their FW21 collections. Those who delivered exciting novelty to the...

27 Jan 2021

Fashion

Highlights: Milan fashion week men's AW21

Despite the ongoing lockdowns, the Men’s edition of Milan Fashion Week returned with a mix of physical shows and digitally presented collections. Designers have rapidly adapted to new formats, bringing collections inspired by changing lifestyles of their consumers. Fendi Indoor dressing, sleepwear inspirations and comfort loungewear styles were...

22 Jan 2021

People

Prada drops Chinese TV star amid surrogacy scandal

Luxury fashion house Prada has cut ties with a popular Chinese actress amid claims that she abandoned her children born to surrogates abroad after breaking up with her boyfriend. Surrogacy is illegal in China, where the practice was banned in 2001, but it is not uncommon for wealthy Chinese couples to pay women based abroad large sums to carry...

20 Jan 2021

Business

Diesel parent OTB confirms interest to acquire Jil Sander

Jil Sander could soon return to Italian ownership as Only the Brave (OTB), the parent company of Diesel, confirmed interested in acquiring the house. According to WWD, the due diligence process is already in progress, confirming the speculations from December that the Group’s founder Renzo Rosso was interested in the minimalist fashion house. “...

19 Jan 2021