Miuccia Prada and Francesco Vezzoli. Miuccia Prada Miuccia Bianchi Prada (; born Maria Bianchi ; 10 May 1949) is an Italian billionaire fashion designer and businesswoman. She is the head designer of Prada and the founder of its subsidiary Miu Miu. The youngest granddaughter of Mario Prada, she took over the family-owned luxury goods manufacturer in 1978. Since then, the company has acquired Jil Sander, Helmut Lang and shoemaker Church & Co. In 2002, Prada opened her own contemporary art gallery. In March 2013, she was one of the fifty best-dressed over 50 by the "Guardian." In 2014 she was listed as
Prada gender discrimination case Prada gender discrimination case The Prada female discrimination case was the first luxury fashion lawsuit on women's rights appeared in the global media. The case was filed in Japan by Prada ex-employee Rina Bovrisse accusing Prada of sexual harassment and female discrimination in the workplace. Prada denied all charges and countersued Bovrisse for defamation. As the female judge who dismissed Bovrisse's case, Reiko Morioka, said in 2012: discrimination is “acceptable for a luxury fashion label and that a well-compensated female employee should be able to withstand a certain level of harassment.” Prada counter-sued for alleged defamation. Bovrisse, not satisfied with