To intensify the pushback, Mahadik announced that a public interest litigation (PIL) is in the works and will be filed in the ...

Kolhapuri Chappals are a traditional handcrafted leather sandal that has been awarded Geographical Indication (GI) status by ...

Prada's 2026 menswear line, featuring sandals resembling Kolhapuri chappals, has sparked controversy in India over cultural ...

The fact that intellectual property (IP) systems like patents, trademarks, or copyrights were designed for individual ...

The open-toed leather sandals presented during the Milan show sparked criticism across India for resembling the iconic ...

After criticism over cultural appropriation, Prada admits its 2026 line was inspired by Kolhapuri chappals and opens door to ...

Prada has acknowledged that its sandals, resembling Kolhapuri chappals, were inspired by Indian handcrafted footwear after ...

Mumbai: After a controversy triggered by the use of Kolhapuri chappals in a collection, Italian luxury fashion brand Prada ...

Kolhapuri chappal manufacturers protest Prada's collection for cultural theft, seek legal action for design appropriation.

A few days ago in its show notes, Prada had described the footwear as “leather sandals,” with no reference to an Indian ...

That the GI-tagged footwear, a symbol of Indian craft that goes back centuries was appropriated by the Italian luxury label ...

Luxury labels have a long history of "borrowing" from India - sometimes calling it a source of inspiration, and at other ...