PradaHolding, throughwhich MiucciaPradaandherhusbandcontrolPradaGroup, anotherItalian house, recentlyrestructured itsloans in order to defer payment to Banks.
Then, in 1999, out of the blue, in a move that stunned the fashion industry, Sander sold 75 percent of her company to Patrizio Bertelli, CEO of Prada and husband of designer MiucciaPrada.
To that end, she sought out a collaborator in designer MiucciaPrada, who contributed 40 looks from the archives of her Prada and Miu Miu labels, including the crystal-beaded dress that leading lady Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan) wears in the final party scene.