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Prada handbags are very desirable high end fashionable bags. Prada is an Italian company that was started as a leather goods store in 1913 by Mario Prada. His grand daughter Miuccia Prada inherited the company in 1978. By 1989 she had transformed a former leather goods company into the House of Prada producing the luxurious items they are known for today. All Prada products are made in Italy, much of it with Chinese labor.

If you are shopping for a Prada purse or already own Prada handbags; you might be worried whether they are authentic or rip-off replications. A genuine Prada may sell for a price of $100 to $3000. Leather Prada handbags are pricier than the microfiber or nylon bags. With such a high price tag on such a prestigious fashion item, “counterfeiters” are sure to make fake handbags and market them to trusting consumers. In an effort to take some of the guesswork out of buying Prada handbags a few tips may help assure authenticity of your Prada purse.

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Prada is yet another Italian company who got its start in the leather goods industry a century ago. Making its small mark in 1915, it wasn't until about the 1970s that business exploded and Prada handbags made a name for themself.

Although founded by Mario Prada, it wasn't until his granddaughter Miuccia Prada inherited the company that the leather goods business expanded into couture.

Being the interesting and great designer that she was, Miuccia would take her products and simplify them to a thing of beauty. It was her creative use of materials and simple modern lines that she was most noted for. Thus was the start in Prada's fame of being fashionable yet simple and elegant.

Prada's originality

This simplifying of the design and beauty during the 80s, when all the other designers were going over the top, is what made Prada different. Taking such things as simple lines and nylon material to create a sleek chic handbag in the mid 80s would begin a new trend away from the rest of the fashion world at that time and breathe fresh air to items such as handbags. Since then Prada has always been a head of the rest with their simple, yet elegant style and class.