The Kolhapuri chappal’s showcase on a fashion runway in Italy recently, sporting an exorbitant price, has caused a stir, ...

Italian luxury brand Prada is under fire for showcasing Kolhapuri-style sandals in its Spring/Summer 2026 menswear show in Milan. Critics call it cultural appropriation of India's traditional footwear ...

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

It's a straightforward comparison‭ ‬-‭ ‬even those outside the fashion world can see the parallels‭. ‬On June 22‭, ‬Prada ...

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

Italian fashion house Prada finds itself at the centre of a heated debate about cultural appropriation and GI tag violations ...

The footwear, which defines casual chic in India, in its luxe avatar is priced at ₹1.2 lakh. In India a pair of Kolhapuri ...

The Kolhapuri's journey from local streets to the international runway is certainly a moment for discussion. Is it cultural ...

The latest controversy involves Prada, whose SS26 sandals closely resemble Maharashtra's Kolhapuri chappals, featuring the ...

Kolhapuri chappals walked the Prada runway in Milan. But while the world applauded the design, India-the land they came ...

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

The Kolhapuri chappal originated in the town of Kolhapur, Maharashtra, and is stitched entirely by hand. So what’s the issue ...