Prada SpA

…of international stores for the Prada fashion house; the Netherlands embassy (1997–2003) in Berlin; a student centre at the Illinois Institute of Technology (1997–2003) in Chicago; the Seattle (Washington) Public Library (1999–2004); Casa da Música (House of Music; 1999–2005), Porto, Portugal; and the headquarters for Beijing’s state-owned China Central Television…

…menswear assistant before joining the Prada Group (1995) as the head of research and development. In 1998 Pilati was promoted to assistant designer for Miu Miu’s men’s and women’s collections. He moved in 2000 to YSL (a subsidiary of Gucci, which was owned by conglomerate PPR) as design director under…

…form Prapar BV (later renamed Prada SpA), a holding company for the Prada Group of businesses, with Bertelli serving as its chief executive officer (beginning in 2014, the two shared the role). In 1997 Prada released a line of activewear, Prada Sport, later renamed Linea Rossa (“Red Line”). Two years…