Mario Prada Mario Prada Mario Prada (born in Milan; died in 1958) was the founder and original designer of the fashion label Prada, a company specializing in many high fashion goods for men and women, including shoes, handbags, luggage, and leather goods. Prada was founded in 1913. Prada was founded in 1913 by Mario Prada and his brother Martino as Fratelli Prada (English: "Prada Brothers"). The company was originally headquartered in Milan, Italy. 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, so he prevented female
Italian name Italian "nome" is not analogous to the ancient Roman "nomen" since the former is the given name (distinct between siblings), and the latter the gentile name (inherited, thus shared by all belonging to a gens). Female naming traditions and name changing rules after adoption for both sexes also differ between Roman antiquity and modern Italian use. Moreover, the low number and the steady decline of importance and variety of Roman "praenomina" starkly contrast with the current number of Italian given names. Many Italian male given names : And in "-a" (for example "Andrea", "Battista", "Elia", "Enea", "Evangelista", "Luca", "Mattia" or