Prada, lead by fashion designer Miuccia Prada, is perhaps best known for its lovely black nylon designer Prada handbags and signature triangle logo.

The Prada label was started in 1913 by Mario Prada who sold handbags, shoes and trunks. His granddaughter, Miuccia Prada, was born in 1950, and even though she earned a doctorate in Political Science and was an active communist, her claim to fame is the signature Prada nylon handbag, which is made out of a type of nylon fabric called 'Pocone' and it helped turn the family company into a billion-dollar-business.