The Devil Wears Prada | Now You Can Too
I am so excited to be going to the opening of Prada in the new Diamond Walk section of Sandton City. It’s the first Prada store in SA! The space, designed by architect Roberto Baciocchi, covers over an area of 800 square metres and houses the women’s and men’s ready-to‐wear, leather goods, accessories and footwear collections.
The entrance to the area devoted to women opens on a large octagonal space characterised by the signature black-and‐white marble chequered flooring – a legacy of Prada’s identity worldwide – and green fabric-clad walls, which serve as a backdrop for sleek polished steel display cases embellished with black Marquinia marble chests of drawers.
Black marble‐clad walls with cut-‐in alcoves dedicated to the display of exquisite leather goods, accessories and bijoux.
The space housing womenswear is characterised by crystal and polished steel display niches, beige carpeting, fine crystal tables and green velvet sofas, to welcome customers in an elegant and refined atmosphere.
The area devoted to men features masculine materials and finishes: slim Saint-Laurent marble floorboards and walls featuring bright orange encaustic painting. The first room is dedicated to the leather goods and accessories collections after which a mirror portal leads to the spaces where the men’s footwear and ready-to-wear collections are displayed: polished steel counters with coloured saffiano leather elements and green ostrich leather sofas complete the furnishing.
More to come on this beautiful store soon!
