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Do we like Miuccia Prada?

Our score: 7 out of 10. No harmful words or acts found and some real good, but a thin record on LGBTQ+ issues and a few brand stumbles hold it back.

Miuccia Prada is still one of the busiest people in fashion: she shares creative direction at Prada and runs the design side of Miu Miu. In December 2025 the group finished buying Versace, with Lorenzo Bertelli stepping in as its executive chairman. We couldn't open a full profile of her early life this time, so the backstory here is thin.

The cleanest thing on her record is the fur. In May 2019 the group announced it would stop using animal fur, starting with the spring/summer 2020 womenswear collections. Prada reportedly made the call after talks with the Fur Free Alliance, and the International Fur Federation pushed back. Sustainability campaigners also noted that fake fur has its own plastic problem.

The messier story is the Kolhapuri sandals. In mid-2025, Indian artisans and politicians said a Prada menswear sandal looked a lot like the traditional Indian footwear, with no credit given. The brand later acknowledged the design was inspired by Indian footwear. Reuters reported it then held talks with the Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce about working with the artisans, and an Indian collaboration was reportedly under consideration. Credit where it's due for the quick turnaround, but it was a bad look first.

The company also has two live legal and regulatory threads. In December 2025, Milan prosecutors asked Prada and a dozen other luxury brands for supply-chain documents in a probe into subcontractor labour conditions. Prada is not under investigation, and it says it has dropped more than 200 suppliers over compliance. Separately, a Hong Kong designer sued Prada in September 2026 over an abandoned project. He names Miuccia Prada as a defendant, and these are his allegations only, with no ruling yet.

On the harm check, we found nothing. There are no campaigns against LGBTQ+ or trans people, no conspiracy talk, and no donations or endorsements pointing the wrong way. We also found no public statements from her on trans rights in the sources we could read, so she gets a pass for what isn't there. The fur ban is the one clear stand on the planet that we could source.

So where does that leave us? Lean yes. Her fashion work is the kind of thing most of our readers would happily wear, and she doesn't seem to be pushing anything nasty. The sandal row and the supply-chain questions are real stains on the brand, and the Hong Kong lawsuit is only an allegation so far. Worth a closer look if you want a deeper read on the company, but she's not a villain.