Prada was founded in 1913 in Milan, Italy as a leather goods shop by Mario Prada. It began as a supplier of luxury goods to the Italian royal household. In the 1970s, Miuccia Prada joined the company and took over leadership with her husband Patrizio Bertelli. Under their leadership, Prada has grown to become a global luxury brand with over 250 boutiques worldwide and annual revenues over $2 billion. Prada is known for its high-quality leather goods, shoes, ready-to-wear collections and accessories.

2. HISTORY OF THE BRAND
 Prada is an Italian fashion label who specialise in luxury goods for men and women.
 The company was founded in 1913 by Mario Prada along with his brother Martino.
 It began as a leather goods shop called Fratelli Prada (Italian for Prada Brothers).
 In the beginning the shop sold leather and handbags imported from England.
 Mario believed women should not work in business so he prevented female
members of his family from entering into his Prada company.
 However Mario’s son was not interested in the business so it was his daughter
who became his successor and ran it for almost twenty years.
 Mario’s granddaughter Miuccia Prada joined the company in 1970 and took
over her mother and inherited it In 1977.
 Prada headquarters are in Milan, Italy and there are over 250 boutiques worldwide.

3. HISTORY TIMELINE
START
1913 1988 1993
Mario Prada opens in Galleria Prada runs its first women’s collection “Milano Prada Arte”/”Fondazione
Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan. at its headquarters in Milan. Prada” project is born.
1919 1986 1997
Prada is appointed “Official Supplier Stores opened in New York and Madrid, Bertelli creates the “Prada Challenge
to the Italian Royal Household”. followed by London, Paris and Tokyo. for the America’s Cup 2000”
1950 1983 1999
Prada launches a special type of New store opened in New headquarters between via
nylon – fine and as precious as silk. Via della Spiga, Milan. Bergamo and via Fogazzaro underway.
1977 1979 2000
Prada’s granddaughter, Miuccia Launch of Prada’s first Launch of the sunglasses and optical
and Tuscan businessman Patrizio women footwear collection. eyewear collection by Prada.
Bertelli take over the company.

4. 2004 2005 FINISH
Opening of third Prada Epicentre in Prada presents the short film “Thunder
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. Perfect Mind” adapted from Jordan
Premiere of “Waist Down” in the Tokyo Scott’s poem of the same name to
Epicentre then New York and LA. launch Prada’s new fragrance. 2010
Launch of “Prada Made in…”
collection. Collections are hand-
2003 made in local workshops.
2006 Prada is one of three official
Agreement with PUIG Beauty &
Miu Miu becomes part of the official partners of the Italian Pavilion at
Fashion group for fragrances
calendar of Paris’ Pret-a-Porter runway. the 2010 Expo of Shanghai.
and Luxottica for eyewear.
Opening of second Prada Launch of Prada’s first masculine fragrance.
Epicentre in Aoyama, Tokyo.
2007 2009
2002 Launch of Prada’s phone by Presentation of the “Prada book”.
Prada opens its American LG – the first phone with an Seoul hosts the Prada Transformer
Headquarters on 57th Street, New York. entirely “touch” screen. – a futuristic rotating building
which holds four different events
(art, cinema, fashion and
culture).
2001 2008
Opening of the first Prada Prada presents “Trembled Blossoms”, an
Epicentre on Broadway, New York. animated imaginative short film inspired
Prada takes control of Car Shoe. by the Spring/Summer collection.

5. BRAND VALUES
"For Prada, fashion, luxury and style have always been
core aspects of a project that goes beyond production
of clothes, footwear and handbags. Careful observation
and interest in the world, society, and culture are at the
core of Prada’s creativity and modernity. This has
pushed Prada beyond the physical limitations of
boutiques and showrooms, leading us to interact with
diverse, seemingly distant worlds, and introducing, very
naturally, a new way of creating fashion”.
Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli

6. PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
Handbags
Footwear
£1000+
Exclusive
Women wear
Menswear
Footwear
£500-£1000
Gifts Accessories
£80-£300
Mass Market & Outlets

7. PLACE/DISTRIBUTION
ITALY 44 NORTH AMERICA 47
EUROPE 115 JAPAN 65
MIDDLE EAST 2 ASIA PACIFIC 115
The Group operates in 70 countries through 388 (as of 31 January
2012) directly operated stores, 30 franchise stores and a network of
selected high-end multi-brand stores and luxury department stores.

8. LINKS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prada
http://www.pradagroup.com/en/home
http://www.pradagroup.com/en/group/group-profile
http://www.pradagroup.com/en/brands/prada
http://www.pradagroup.com/en/group/history
http://www.pradagroup.com/en/group/history-timeline