A unique look at the life Miuccia Prada - one of the world’s most revered, and reserved, fashion designers - this biography details the meteoric rise of the brand that forever changed the face of the fashion industry. This biography shows a sophisticated Milanese woman with a history as an active feminist and details her involvement in the Prada brand - a company no longer considered simply a fashion industry leader, but the symbol of a conceptual style that has brought aesthetic standards under scrutiny, and created new trends that have become a lifestyle. From her early activist days and young romances to a new era of fashion, this life story of Miuccia Prada encapsulates a complex chapter of Italian history and paints a portrait of an integral character in the world of fashion history.
Gian Luigi Paracchini was born in 1947. A special correspondent and fashion critic for Milan’s Corriere della Sera (Italy’s largest daily newspaper), he authored The Prada Life, the much-discussed biography of Miuccia and Patrizio that came out in Italy in 2010.
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