# Prada: creative directors and runway casting

> Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons have been Prada’s co-creative directors, with equal responsibility for creative decisions, since April 2020. Miuccia Prada, who has designed for the family business since the late 1970s, is also Miu Miu’s creative director. Checked 1 October 2026. Prada has had 3 creative leads since 1913, each sourced on this page.

- Canonical: https://thecastindex.com/houses/prada
- Updated: 2026-10-05
- Author: Kaiser Khan (Founder & Editor)
- Based in: Milan, Italy
- House tier (methodology Appendix A): A
- Identifiers: [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193136) · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prada)
- Creative-director record checked: 1 October 2026

## Who is the creative director of Prada?

Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons have been Prada’s co-creative directors, with equal responsibility for creative decisions, since April 2020. Miuccia Prada, who has designed for the family business since the late 1970s, is also Miu Miu’s creative director. Checked 1 October 2026.

Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons have been Prada’s co-creative directors, with equal responsibility for creative decisions, since April 2020. Miuccia Prada, who has designed for the family business since the late 1970s, is also Miu Miu’s creative director. ([source](https://www.pradagroup.com/en/news-media/news-section/co-creative-directors.html))

## Who have been Prada’s creative directors?

In order: Mario Prada (founder, 1913), Miuccia Prada (1978–present), Raf Simons (2020–present). Each entry in the timeline on this page links its source.

| Years | Name | Role | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1913 | Mario Prada | Founder, Milan | [Prada Group — History](https://www.pradagroup.com/en/group/history.html) |
| 1978–present (current) | Miuccia Prada | Designer and creative director (co-creative director from 2020) | [FashionNetwork / AFP — Miuccia Prada’s path from activist to top designer (10 April 2025)](https://uk.fashionnetwork.com/news/Miuccia-prada-s-path-from-activist-to-top-designer,1719821.html) |
| 2020–present (current) | Raf Simons | Co-creative director | [Prada Group — Prada announces co-creative directors (23 February 2020)](https://www.pradagroup.com/en/news-media/news-section/co-creative-directors.html) |

## Which models have walked for Prada?

None are on The Cast Index ledger yet. We only record a walk when a published source names the model, the house and the show, and no Prada walk has been verified to that standard so far.

## Common questions

### Who is the creative director of Prada?

Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons have been Prada’s co-creative directors, with equal responsibility for creative decisions, since April 2020. Miuccia Prada, who has designed for the family business since the late 1970s, is also Miu Miu’s creative director. Checked 1 October 2026.

### Who have been Prada’s creative directors?

In order: Mario Prada (founder, 1913), Miuccia Prada (1978–present), Raf Simons (2020–present). Each entry in the timeline on this page links its source.

### Which models have walked for Prada?

None are on The Cast Index ledger yet. We only record a walk when a published source names the model, the house and the show, and no Prada walk has been verified to that standard so far.

## Sources

- [Prada Group — Board of Directors](https://www.pradagroup.com/en/group/corporate-governance/board-of-directors.html)
- [Prada Group — Prada announces co-creative directors (23 February 2020)](https://www.pradagroup.com/en/news-media/news-section/co-creative-directors.html)
- [Prada Group — History](https://www.pradagroup.com/en/group/history.html)
- [FashionNetwork / AFP — Miuccia Prada’s path from activist to top designer (10 April 2025)](https://uk.fashionnetwork.com/news/Miuccia-prada-s-path-from-activist-to-top-designer,1719821.html)

Each ledger walk links its own published source. Walks are recorded only when a source names the model, the house and the show; the ledger is incomplete by design.

Cite as: The Cast Index, "Prada", https://thecastindex.com/houses/prada.