High-fashion brand Dior is under fire for no mention to Indian embroidery technique mukaish in a 200k-dollar long coat debuted at Paris Fashion Show ...

It’s no secret that the runways of fashion are strewn with examples of work where original creators are either overlooked or ...

In an era where global fashion often blurs the line between appreciation and appropriation, the recent uproar over a luxury brand’s reinterpretation of Kolhapuri sandals serves as a timely reminder of ...

Dior faces criticism for showcasing a $200,000 coat featuring mukaish, a traditional Indian embroidery technique, without ...

In an era where global fashion often blurs the line between appreciation and appropriation, the recent uproar over a luxury ...

Prada has acknowledged that the sandals' design was inspired by the centuries-old Indian sandals which sell for about $10.

Shantaram Sonavane, a Kolhapuri chappal artisan, shares the traditional process of vegetable tanning and challenges faced by ...

Indian footwear sellers are capitalizing on the Prada 'sandal scandal' to promote Kolhapuri sandals, a traditional craft with ...

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Bombay High Court, demanding compensation from Prada for appropriating the ...

Once the preferred footwear of intellectuals and radicals, Kolhapuris had fallen out of step with trendier imports like Nikes ...

Although there is no actionable legal claim against Prada, the public clamour and PR backlash have resulted in opening up a ...

It has given foreign-focused Indians a reason to appreciate their own heritage, but that is not the way forward ...