LONDON — Prada is back at the Selfridges Corner Shop after its last stint six months ago. The Italian luxury brand is starting off the English spring with a green garden with interiors that resemble a meadow with wooden furnishings. The special project with Selfridges is titled “Prada En Plein Air” as part of ongoing … Read more
Various fan accounts – @gallianoarchive, @prada.archive, @mcqueen_vault – pay nostalgic tribute to fashion houses. Third-party accounts can act as de facto voices for some brands – @newbottega for Bottega Veneta, for example, because creative director Mathieu Blazy has chosen not to have an official Instagram account as part of the label’s marketing strategy. These are … Read more
MILAN — Prada Frames is going home. The third iteration of the symposium exploring the complex relationship between the natural environment and design is hitting the private space, becoming even more layered because of that. Titled “Being Home,” the three-day symposium — conceived by Milan and Rotterdam, Netherlands-based design studio Formafantasma and backed by Prada — is to be … Read more
RENOVATED COMMITMENT: Prada Group and Forestami, Milan’s reforestation project with the goal of planting 3 million trees in the city by 2030, are launching the second edition of Forestami Academy. Introduced in 2023 with the aim of educating Milan’s citizens about urban forestation through talks, seminars and workshops, the sophomore edition, spearheaded by Maria Chiara … Read more
Beyond the red carpet, all of Oscars week has become a fashion stage, a competitive one. Brands are no longer sitting on the sidelines waiting to dress celebs for entertainment and media events. They are hosting their own, some consumer-facing, taking advantage of the global spotlight and keeping the content and dressing credits going all … Read more
Spanish fashion brand Carrer has entered the genderless space. “Carrer,” which means “street” and derives from the Catalán language, was created by cofounders and creative directors Marc Forné and actor Manu Rios. The idea for the brand sparked from the design duo’s daily life wardrobe, and aims to reinterpret pieces for an assortment of basics … Read more
MILAN — Miuccia Prada has always been attuned to the cultural and social moment, fueled by her curiosity, so it’s no surprise she would turn her attention to artificial intelligence given the growing debate around the technology. For her Miu Miu fall 2024 fashion show in Paris on Tuesday, the designer is collaborating with American … Read more
Actor and former MP Jaya Prada was labelled an “absconder” by a Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, court on Tuesday in relation to two charges of election code violations. The police were instructed to apprehend Prada and bring her before the court on March 6. According to senior prosecution officer Amarnath Tiwari, two cases were registered against … Read more
MILAN — According to Albert Einstein, “imagination is more important than knowledge.” To be sure, geopolitical tensions and global macroeconomic issues are putting top executives to the test, and creativity, flexibility and inventiveness are edging out spreadsheets, cookie-cutter strategies, case studies and time-honed master plans. “Luxury must always reinvent itself, with innovation at the center … Read more
NEW YEAR WITH A BANG: Prada on Tuesday unveiled a brand new look for the Chinese Women’s National Football Team ahead of the upcoming Year of the Dragon, which in the eyes of 1.4 billion Chinese citizens and Chinese diaspora around the world represents the beginning of a new cycle. To support talented young athletes and … Read more
