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- ↑ Prada品牌介绍 Retrieved 2016-07-26
- ↑ Mario Prada Biography Archived 2009-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ lifeinitaly web article on Prada
- ↑ Grosvenor, Carrie. "The History of Prada". Life in Italy. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
- ↑ "Prada Group". www.pradagroup.com. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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