Talk:Prada

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Article Grading: The following comments were left by the quality and importance raters: (edit · refresh) Loose collection of facts. HIgh-importance as iconic brand that worked its way into a hit movie title. Daniel Case 05:24, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Does Leo Prada photography out of Novato, California really have anything to do with the Prada fashion line? Methinks they are not related at all.

Puffy Jacket -- please don't delete information from the page without copying it to the talk page! I'm going to continue restoring lost information. If you believe the info is inaccurate or irrelevant please explain why here before deleting Tom 14:32, 24 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Tom, I thought we were discussing this on our own talk pages, but since you crossposted here, why don't I copy my comment as well:

Hi, Tom!

The article was frighteningly like the text of a promotional folder of some kind. I feel that any claim that a specific handbag (and its price) was the genesis of the rise-and-rise is, at best, subjective- hence the deletion. Just my opinion, of course, and you've already done as you think best, so. :) --Puffy jacket 00:33, 25 Jun 2004 (UTC)

I agree with the "promotional folder" description of the original -- I think the info I've put back (about e.g. the price and material of the handbag) is worthwhile, but perhaps we should keep editing this for tone to make it more like an encyclopedia and less like a promotion. I've made a few changes in this direction and welcome more. Tom 12:24, 25 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Hi all,

I agree with the "promotional folder" comments. I took the actual price out and just called the bags "high-priced," since that's the point anyway. I also took out at least 4-5 empty hyperlinks -- do we really need a separate entry on Mario Prada, whose only apparent relevance here is founding the company, or one on the "Miu Miu" line? Those are just a couple examples, but I just feel that too many links makes a page "busy."

Also, I was looking for some updated information about the company since 1993, which is the article's most recent reference. But prada.com appears to be a one-page placeholder site. Perhaps if anyone with more recent fashion history knowledge could fill in this info, it would really round the piece out.

--Dablaze 18:11, Jul 11, 2004 (UTC)

I've updated the information on the group as a luxury conglomerate by consolidating the information about the group's investment activities into a single section. Vincentanton 01:12, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

I've restored the link to Manolo's Prada Blog. Unlike most of the blog links, it is a useful if eccentric source of information about Prada. Also, it's a popular link of long-standing duration. DelDav 16:25, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mario Prada

why is there no wikipedia entry on Mario Prada? I came across the entry on Miuccia Prada while searching for Mario Prada. I was looking up answers for a quiz. I thought he would be there here perhaps...How come there is no article on him? Isn't he supposed to be famous? I don't know much about this, so please correct me if I'm wrong. :-) --anirudh 05:20, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] External Links

I remind everyone of the following guidelines regarding external links to sites that you may control.

Links normally to be avoided:
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3. A website that you own or maintain, even if the guidelines above imply that it should be linked to. This is because of neutrality and point-of-view concerns; neutrality is an important objective at Wikipedia, and a difficult one. If it is relevant and informative, mention it on the talk page and let other — neutral — Wikipedia editors decide whether to add the link.
4.Links that are added to promote a site, that primarily exist to sell products or services, with objectionable amounts of advertising, or that that require payment to view the relevant content. See External link spamming

Unfortunately, this article attracts spam links from people who aren't especially interested in the Wikipedia editing process, only in promoting their websites DelDav 03:51, 20 July 2006 (UTC)