Prada Homer
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Trunks and Luggage
Metal
2010s Italian Aesthetic Movement Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Metal
Recent Sales
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Trunks and Luggage
Leather
2010s Italian Modern Trunks and Luggage
Crocodile, Wood, Cotton Canvas
Early 2000s Italian American Colonial Trunks and Luggage
Metal
2010s Italian American Classical Trunks and Luggage
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Trunks and Luggage
Cotton Canvas, Crocodile, Nylon, Wood
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Trunks and Luggage
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Trunks and Luggage
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Trunks and Luggage
Leather, Rubber
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Trunks and Luggage
Leather, Nylon
2010s Italian Wallets
2010s Italian Tote Bags
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20th Century Chinoiserie Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Metal, Silver Leaf
2010s Sofas
Fabric
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie End Tables
Wood, Lacquer
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Dining Room Tables
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
Other
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Brass
2010s Italian Louis XVI Sofas
Velvet, Lacquer
Vintage 1970s North American Post-Modern Sectional Sofas
Upholstery, Foam, Wood
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes
Silver
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Leather
Antique Late 19th Century American Country Ceramics
Pottery
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Trunks and Luggage
1990s English Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
20th Century American Chinoiserie Barware
Fabric
Vintage 1960s American Sofas
Upholstery
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The House of Savoy coat of arms and knotted rope on Prada’s seal herald that the iconic Italian luxury fashion house was named Official Supplier to the Italian Royal Household in 1919. Started in 1913 by Mario Prada, the brand’s original shop in Milan’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II still has the mahogany shelves that displayed its early wares such as travel items and handbags. Today, these fine leather goods are joined by the clothing, wallets and other various accessories that keep the brand on the cutting edge of fashion.
When Mario Prada’s granddaughter, Miuccia Prada (b. 1949), inherited the business from her mother in the late 1970s, Prada was recognized for its quality craftsmanship, yet it was still a modest-sized company. Miuccia, an enthusiast of unconventional Italian filmmakers who’d earned a Ph.D. in political science, introduced the concept of using pocone — a military-grade water-resistant nylon that feels like silk.
Nylon revolutionized the fashion house’s business, with the first Prada nylon backpack released to universal acclaim in 1984. Soon the durable, water-resistant material was incorporated into Prada’s ready-to-wear collections for both men and women. No one had previously considered nylon a part of luxury fashion, and it wasn’t long before the family-owned company best known for its luggage was leading modern style that emphasized function as much as form.
Characterized by clean lines and a refined elegance that signaled the new direction of the legacy brand, Miuccia Prada debuted her first ready-to-wear collection for women in Fall/Winter 1988. More inventive fashion would follow in the ensuing years, such as the 1993 launch of the more affordable, more playful Miu Miu line, which was aimed at a younger audience, and the introduction of Prada Sport in 1997 — a collection now widely seen as prescient for its embrace of athleisure.
Prada has regularly gone against the grain to elevate styles that have long been out of fashion. In 1996, there were dresses and skirts in clashing patterns and muted earth tones that seemed flat and outdated, all worn with chunky high wedge sandals. Fanny packs followed three years later, and elaborate lace in 2008. Each season continues to bring new eye-catching innovations for the historic brand, including enhanced attention to sustainability with Prada Re-Nylon, a new line of bags created from recycled ocean plastic.
Today, find a wide variety of vintage Prada evening dresses, bags and other items on 1stDibs.