Open Letter to Prada on Fashion Representation

An Open Letter to Prada (and to All Leaders in Fashion) To those with power and influence in the fashion world, especially those at Prada, I hope this message reaches you with the sincerity and urgency with which it is written. Fashion is not just fabric. It is a mirror of society, a storyteller, a vision of who belongs and who doesn’t. But right now, it is telling the wrong story. As a fashion lover and lifelong observer of culture, I’ve admired Prada’s innovation, your ability to disrupt, to predict the future, to move us all forward. But there is one area where even Prada is lagging behind: representation. Where are the aging models? The plus-sized models? The women who are 40, 50, 60 and still iconic, still stylish, and often the very people purchasing your pieces? Why should they be absent from your runway but central to your clientele? Inclusion must go beyond racial tokenism and youth obsession. If you want to remain timeless, reflect all bodies, all ages. Challenge what “luxury” looks like. Because right now, it still looks too much like exclusion. I don’t say this as an outsider throwing stones. I say this as someone who dreams of being part of the solution. I believe fashion can be more than a performance…it can be transformative. Prada Group PRADA Prada MIUMI Vogue IMG Models Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Gucci DOLCE&GABBANA TELFAR -Jericha White

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