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Prada Prada Prada...I am going to the Prada outlet when I go to orlando! I can't wait! Granted...I might not be able to afford anything there still, but its still so cool to get to go!

• Started in 1913 by Mario Prada and his brother Martino as a leathergoods shop 
• 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 Luisa Prada who took the helm of Prada as his successor, and ran it for almost twenty years. Her own daughter, Miuccia Prada, is an Italian fashion designer and entrepreneur. 
• Prada launched its women's ready-to-wear collection in 1989, and the designs came to be known for their dropped waistlines and narrow belts. Prada's popularity skyrocketed when the fashion world took notice of its clean lines, opulent fabrics, and basic colors.
• The logo for the label was not as obvious a design element as those on bags from other prominent luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton
  Louis Vuitton
  

  Louis Vuitton Malletier — commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton , or shortened to LV — is a French fashion house founded in 1854. The label is well known for its LV monogram, which is featured on most products, ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes, watches,...
  . Its appeal, including the apparel, was its image of "anti-status" or "reverse snobbery."
• Prada manufactures its wares in Italy, apparently keeping labor costs down by using Chinese laborers at the plants.
• In May 2007, Prada joined forces with cell phone maker LG Electronics
  LG Electronics is the world's second-largest manufacturer of Television sets and third-largest producer of mobile phones...to produce the LG Prada KE850 phone. The retail price was $800.
   
  Okay so that wasn't all that interesting really, but whatever....at least I updated.