What’s the difference between
Prada & Miu Miu?

Photographs by Willy Vanderperre
Styling by Olivier Rizzo

The question we’ve been asking ourselves, answered by those who know best.

Mittel Europe/Uniform
Prada, Autumn/Winter 1994 - © System Magazine
Army Of Me/Uniform
Miu Miu, Autumn/Winter 2006 - © System Magazine
Birds Of Paradise
Prada, Autumn/Winter 2007 - © System Magazine
Garden of Eden
Miu Miu, Spring/Summer 2011 - © System Magazine
Black on Black/Jazz
Miu Miu, Spring/Summer 2013 - © System Magazine
Existentialist
Prada, Autumn/Winter 1995 - © System Magazine
1950s Sorbet
Miu Miu, Autumn/Winter 2007 - © System Magazine
1950s Shapes/In Bloom
Prada, Autumn/Winter 2010 - © System Magazine
Depression/Seduction 1940s
Prada, Autumn/Winter 2009 - © System Magazine
Drama/Innocence
Miu Miu, Autumn/Winter 2011 - © System Magazine
Men’s Trousers Tailleur Printed
Prada, Resort 2015 - © System Magazine
Men’s Trousers Tailleur Jacquard
Miu Miu, Autumn/Winter 2012 - © System Magazine
Glamour Hollywood
Prada, Spring/Summer 2007 - © System Magazine
Glamour Europe
Miu Miu, Autumn/Winter 2011 - © System Magazine
Pleated Skirt/Fake Bourgeoise
Miu Miu, Autumn/Winter 2007 - © System Magazine
Pleated Skirt/Surrealist Bourgeoise
Prada, Spring/Summer 2000 - © System Magazine
Fantasy Novice
Miu Miu, Spring/Summer 2008 - © System Magazine
Novice
Prada, Autumn/Winter 2008 - © System Magazine
Psychedelic Love
Miu Miu, Resort 2015 - © System Magazine
Psychedelic Revolt
Prada, Spring/Sumer 2014 - © System Magazine
Haute Mistress/Fur
Prada, Autumn/Winter 2013 & Spring/Summer 2007 - © System Magazine
Sensual Play/Fur
Miu Miu, Spring/Summer 2013 - © System Magazine
Fantasy Harlequin
Miu Miu, Spring/Summer 2008 - © System Magazine
Fantasy Nymph
Prada, Spring/Summer 2008 - © System Magazine

Designing for me is a very complex process.

There are many ideas that I want to express in one object, very often contradictory. The creative process in Miu Miu is completely different from that of Prada. Miu Miu is not as complicated and thought out as Prada. Rather than being young, Miu Miu is immediate. Prada is very sophisticated and considered; Miu Miu is much more naïve. The solution, when I am working on Miu Miu, has to come immediately, instinctively, spontaneously with whatever is available at the moment. If I think three times, I stop.

Miuccia Prada, September 2014

Models: Ine Neefs in Prada, Lara Stone in Miu Miu.
Casting Director: Ashkey Brokaw. Hair: Duffy c/o Streeters.
Make-up: Peter Philips c/o Art & Commerce.
Photo Assistance: Romain Dubus & Corentin Thevenet.
Styling Assistance: Alice Burnfield, Niccolo Torelli and Ianthe Wright.
Manicure: Anaïs Jean-Louis.
Hair Assistance: Luce Tasca.
Make-up Assistance: Delphine Delain and Aminata Guye.
Casting Assistan: Alexia Cheval.
Production by Floriane Desperier at 4Oktober.
Thanks to Henri Coutant at Dtouch
and Stephanie Jaillet at TripleLeutz Paris.

Special thanks to Fabio Zambernardi.

Taken from System No. 4.