Fashion career profile

Miuccia Prada

Miuccia Prada is an Italian designer and business leader whose work has shaped both Prada and Miu Miu. She joined the family leather-goods business in the late 1970s and became the creative force behind Prada’s move into ready-to-wear. Since 2020, she has shared Prada’s creative direction with Raf Simons; her separate role at Miu Miu is Creative Director, a position connected to the label’s 1993 founding. Her corporate responsibilities are distinct from those house-level creative roles: she is an Executive Director of Prada S.p.A., after serving as Chairwoman until 2014 and as Co-Chief Executive Officer until January 2023. Prada Group identifies her as a political-science graduate of the University of Milan. This profile keeps her creative leadership, founding role and board or executive appointments separate, so group governance is not mistaken for the creative direction of either individual fashion house. Her career is notable for combining a sustained design practice with senior responsibility in a publicly listed family company.

Role
Founder and Creative Director, Miu Miu; Co-Creative Director, Prada; Executive Director, Prada S.p.A.
Nationality
Italian
Age
77
Career appointments
6
Fashion houses
2
Collections led
5
Active roles
3