'La Scuola Prada' by Jamie Hawkesworth in Bazaar Italia | Prada Galleria at Rong Zhai AOC Fashion

Models Anne Floor Wetemans [aka Anne Floor] and Betsy Gaghan pose in ‘La Scuola Prada’, a cohesive fashion story focused on the intellectual mindset of Miuccia Prada as revealed in ongoing examinations by fashion media of the Prada archives.

Creative directors Mathias Augustyniak & Michael Amzalag [M/M (Paris) team up with stylist Joe McKenna and photographer Jamie Hawkesworth [IG] in the September 2025 issue of Harper’s Bazaar Italy.

Think China. And Rong Zhai

Prada has injected this creative examination of its archives and the Galleria bag, in particular, into a weekend event at the brand’s four-story Rong Zhai, a restored historical mansion blending Art Deco and Chinese motifs in downtown Shanghai. The cultural center has been transformed into a cinematic villa that moves beyond a focus on the current creative collaboration between Johansson and Lanthimos.

As one of Prada’s bestsellers, the Galleria bag does command its own attention and focus at this second ‘Prada Gallery Invites’. Italian craftsmen will be on site to offer live demonstration of the production process, to facilitate Galleria personalization orders and also offer leather care services.

The weekend features open-air screenings at night, titles include Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘The Lobster,’ Chen Kaige’s ‘Farewell My Concubine’ and Jan Němec’s ‘Diamonds of the Night.’ Shanghai Theatre Academy’s globally-known professor Shi Chuan has penned an article that delves into Rong Zhai’s ties to the world of film. Indeed, this event is a thoughtful offering for the local cinephiles, one that resonates far deeper than ‘lip service’ to China’s creatives.