Dress
Italian-born designer Miuccia Prada earned her PhD in political science at the University of Milan and trained as a mime artist at Milan’s Piccolo Teatro before taking over her family’s leather-goods business in 1977. Initially recognized as a minimalist and for her subversive introduction of black nylon as a luxury material for clothing and accessories, Prada continues to examine the complexities of femininity and to challenge conventional notions of luxury.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dress
- Design House: Prada (Italian, founded 1913)
- Designer: Miuccia Prada (Italian, born 1949)
- Date: fall/winter 2002–3
- Culture: Italian
- Medium: silk
- Credit Line: Gift of Miuccia Prada, 2003
- Object Number: 2003.401
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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