Who owns Prada Eyewear?
Prada Eyewear is made and sold by EssilorLuxottica (France, EPA: EL) under licence, an arrangement in place since 2003; EssilorLuxottica does not own the name.[1] The Prada Eyewear name is owned by Prada Group.
Evidence: EssilorLuxottica 2025 Universal Registration Document, 6 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- EssilorLuxottica SA reported
- Since
- Headquarters
- 🇫🇷 France, Charenton-le-Pont
- Origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Accessories & footwear › Eyewear
- Parent ticker
- EPA: EL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Prada Eyewear
EssilorLuxottica has made Prada, Prada Linea Rossa and Miu Miu eyewear under licence from the Prada Group since 2003, and calls Prada the most significant licence in its eyewear portfolio. The Prada name is not EssilorLuxottica's. Its licences are exclusive global contracts of five to 15 years under which it pays royalties of 6 to 13 per cent of the collection's net sales, and Miu Miu and Prada were its top-performing licensed brands in 2025.
Ownership timeline of Prada Eyewear
Where Prada Eyewear sits in EssilorLuxottica
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by EssilorLuxottica
EssilorLuxottica controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
Other brands in eyewear, and who owns them
EssilorLuxottica has more brands in eyewear on Brandtree than any other owner: 6 of 25.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Fielmann | Fielmann Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Aqualens | Lenskart | 🇮🇳 India |
| America's Best Contacts and Eyeglasses | National Vision | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Blenders Eyewear | Safilo | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Titan Eye+ | Titan | 🇮🇳 India |
| Warby Parker | Warby Parker | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Medical Óptica Audición | Fielmann Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Óptica & Audiología Universitaria | Fielmann Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
About the owner: EssilorLuxottica
EssilorLuxottica is a publicly listed company headquartered in Charenton-le-Pont, France.
EssilorLuxottica is the French-Italian eyewear and lens group formed by combining Essilor, which traces its roots to a Paris cooperative of eyewear makers founded in 1849, and Luxottica, founded by Leonardo Del Vecchio in 1961. It reported revenue of 28.5 billion euros in 2025 and operated 17,750 stores at the end of that year. Alongside owned brands such as Ray-Ban, Oakley and Varilux, it makes eyewear under licence for fashion houses, Prada being its largest licence.
EssilorLuxottica: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇮🇹 Prada Eyewear and other Italian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 212 brands that began in Italy. 88 of them (42%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Prada Eyewear among them.
- Antonio Marras — Oniverse 🇮🇹
- Blukids — OVS 🇮🇹
- Bottega Veneta — Kering 🇫🇷
- Briko — BasicNet 🇮🇹
- Bulgari — LVMH 🇫🇷
- Car Shoe — Prada Group 🇮🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Prada Eyewear?
EssilorLuxottica makes and sells Prada Eyewear under a licensing agreement that has been in place since 2003.
Does EssilorLuxottica own Prada Eyewear?
No. EssilorLuxottica holds a licence to make and sell Prada Eyewear, which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Prada Eyewear come from?
Prada Eyewear originated in Italy.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] EssilorLuxottica 2025 Universal Registration Document — EssilorLuxottica, Annual report, published 6 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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