“I once tried to make lace - which has been a great obsession of women - unsexy. …” — Miuccia Prada

Talking about the democratization of fashion is just one of the many trite things people say these days.

I was a feminist in the Sixties, and can you imagine? The worst thing I could have done was to be in fashion. It was the most uncomfortable position.

My parents were truly severe.

When I was younger, shopping helped me discover many new places and many new things.