Prada 2012 Madras Bag Catalog | Made in India Woven Leather Archive Book

PRADA 2012 MADRAS “MADE IN INDIA” WOVEN BAG CATALOG —  RARE ARCHIVAL BOOK  Original Prada-issued 2012 catalog devoted to the Madras hand-woven leather handbag collection. A particularly interesting archival Prada publication documenting the house’s “Made in India” woven-leather program.  The catalog opens with Prada history and archival imagery connected to Mario Prada, the original Milan store and the house’s travel-goods heritage. It then presents richly photographed Madras woven handbags against vintage travel and ocean-liner imagery.   An interior page prominently reproduces the Prada Milano “Made in India” label. The rear index is especially useful for collectors, documenting bag silhouettes, Prada model references and period color names. Visible references include BN2115, BN2113, BN2222 and BR4828, with colors including Avorio, Beige, Agave, Pistacchio and Azzurro.  Fashion-industry reporting has documented Prada’s 2012 Madras bags as hand woven in goat leather by artisans in Chennai, India, making this catalog an unusual period record of Prada’s openly credited Indian artisanal production.  Condition: Very good overall. Clean, well-preserved interior with light age/storage wear to the exterior consistent with a 2012 publication. Please see photographs.  Original Prada publication from the original owner’s personal archive. A strong reference piece for Prada handbag collectors, fashion researchers, stylists and archival fashion libraries.