Miu Miu

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Miu Miu

Type	Privately held
Founded	1992
Headquarters	Milan, Italy
Industry	Fashion
Website	www.miumiu.com

Miu Miu is positioned as the daily-oriented, more affordable clothing line from the Prada fashion house, opened in 1992 and headed by Miuccia Prada. The name of the collection is taken from Miuccia Prada's nickname.

The line is known for its clean and stylish designs, use of fine materials, and affordable prices (compared with Prada) pret a porter^{[citation needed]}.

Actress Kirsten Dunst is the current face of the Spring ad campaign for Miu Miu, following in the footsteps of model Laetitia Casta, actress/singer Lindsay Lohan, and Chinese actress Zhou Xun.

There are Miu Miu boutiques situated in New York, Los Angeles, London, Florence, Milan, Tokyo, Nagoya, Kobe, Fukuoka, Paris, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taipei. Miu Miu has plans to open up another United States boutique in Boston in 2008.