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Post facing a row for showcasing the Kolhapuri chappals, Italian luxury brand Prada has expressed its inclination towards ...
Prada Acknowledges Sandals Inspired By Indian Kolhapuri Footwear Speaking exclusively to NDTV, MACCIA President Lalit Gandhi ...
MACCIA discussed promoting Kolhapuri brand via a ‘Made in India’ collection with local artisans and explored future tie-ups ...
Kolhapur: Prada Group is set to send a supply chain team to meet Kolhapuri chappal artisans to discuss potential ...
Prada will send experts to Maharashtra to work with local artisans. This follows concerns over Prada's Kolhapuri-like sandals ...
It can be noted that the use of the centuries-old craft of Kolhapuri sandals (chappal) by Prada in a fashion show last month triggered a controversy on the contributions of Indian artisans and the way ...
The backlash over a sandal resembling the traditional Kolhapuri design saw calls for greater recognition of Indian ...
Italian fashion house Prada plans to launch a Kolhapuri-inspired collection in collaboration with local artisans in India. In ...
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Kolhapuri vs Prada: The GI Controversy
On June 25, during its Spring/Summer 2026 menswear show in Milan, Italian luxury fashion house Prada debuted shoes inspired by India’s GI-tagged Kolhapuri chappals, which elicited outrage over ...
GI holders — whether custodians of Darjeeling Tea or artisans of Kolhapuri chappals — often find themselves with rights in theory but remedies in limbo, says Satyadeep Kumar Singh ...
Prada said it is exploring a collaboration with artisanal footwear makers in India, two weeks after the Italian luxury brand ...
After Prada recently stirred a controversy by featuring footwear closely resembling Kolhapuri chappals and igniting ...