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Black backpack with front zipper pocket and Prada logo plate
backpack
Black backpack with front zipper pocket and Prada logo plate
Bag
Brand (Italian, founded 1913)
c. 1993
Nylon and leather
Anonymous donor
Object number2017.1.1
Simply decorated with its triangular logo, Prada’s black nylon backpack became a minimalist status symbol of the 1990s. Constructed from industrial materials, it epitomized “invisible luxury.” In 1990, Prada professed to the The New Yorker, “I want always to mix the industrial way of doing things, with the patrimonio of the past, with the artisanal tradition.”
DescriptionBlack nylon drawstring closure backpack with front zipper pocket, adjustable nylon strap with leather trim, silver metal hardware, Prada logo plate
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