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Video: Imran Amed and Tim Blanks Go Backstage at Milan Fashion Week

In a new video series called Backstage Pass, BoF’s editor-in-chief and editor-at-large talk to industry insiders about what makes a fashion brand unique.
Backstage at Ferragamo Autumn/Winter 2024.
Backstage at Ferragamo Autumn/Winter 2024. (Spotlight/Launchmetrics.com)
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At Milan Fashion Week, Prada showed its Autumn/Winter 2024 collection. In the latest episode of Backstage Pass, Imran Amed talks to industry insiders to decode why Prada has been such consistently influential brand. Imran spoke to Cathy Horyn, Katie Grand, Tracee Ellis Ross, Somi and many others.

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Further Reading

Milan Tries to Make Sense of the World

Bottega Veneta’s Matthieu Blazy finds hope in resilience, the Meiers swathe Jil Sander in security and Giorgio Armani goes back to nature, writes Tim Blanks.

Comings and Going in Milan

Adrian Appiolaza arrives at Moschino, Francesco Risso whites out reality at Marni and Donatella Versace still loves Prince, writes Tim Blank

Prada: The Message Is Love

But their powerful collection suggests that Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons aren’t naive enough to believe that love is all you need, writes Tim Blanks.

About the authors
Imran Amed
Imran Amed

Imran Amed is the Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Business of Fashion. Based in London, he shapes BoF’s overall editorial strategy and is the host of The BoF Podcast.

Tim Blanks
Tim Blanks

Tim Blanks is Editor-at-Large at The Business of Fashion. He is based in London and covers designers, fashion weeks and fashion’s creative class.

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