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In an interview that appeared in Friday's La Repubblica, Miuccia Prada talks about the demise of Italian fashion. "With the sale of our luxury labels to foreigners, our entire system risks falling into second league," she said. "Because if our brands cross our borders, the credit, glamour, fame, and decision making is in the hands of others, and we are abandoned, downgraded." [WWD]