The company was started in 1913 by Mario Prada and his brother Martino as a leathergoods shop - Prada Shoes in Milan Italy Initially, the shop sold leather goods and imported English steamer trunks and handbags.
Mario Prada did not believe that women should have a role in business, and so he prevented female family members from entering into his workshop. Ironically, Mario's son harbored no interest in the business, so it was his daughter Luisia Prada who took the helm of Prada as his successor, and ran it for almost twenty years Her own daughter, joined the company in 1970, eventually taking over from her mother in 1978
Mario Prada did not believe that women should have a role in business, and so he prevented female family members from entering into his workshop. Ironically, Mario's son harbored no interest in the business, so it was his daughter Luisia Prada who took the helm of Prada as his successor, and ran it for almost twenty years Her own daughter, joined the company in 1970, eventually taking over from her mother in 1978
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