The cultural appropriation discussion has returned with the Prada controversy. The major fashion brand's latest footwear ...

The Charmakars, who belong to the Scheduled Caste category in Maharashtra, have long been associated with the making of the ...

Prada faces legal action in India for allegedly appropriating the design of Kolhapuri chappals in their new sandal line. A ...

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

A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court against Italian luxury brand Prada, accusing it of ...

The PIL, submitted by Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) advocate Ganesh S. Hingmire on July 2, 2025, claims that Prada’s ...

The Italian luxury fashion brand featured the leather flat sandals (similar to Kolhapuri chappals), priced at approximately ...

A PIL has been filed in Bombay HC against Prada for allegedly copying GI-tagged Kolhapuri chappals in its ₹1.2 lakh sandal ...

Indian footwear sellers and artisans are tapping into nationalist pride stoked by the Prada "sandal scandal" in a bid to ...

The plea seeks court to issue direction to Prada Group and Prada India Fashion Private Limited to issue a public apology, ...

Indian artisans are seeing a surge in Kolhapuri sandal sales after Prada's design sparked controversy. The incident has ...

ALBAWABA - Prada, an Italian luxury fashion house, is under fire and accused of cultural appropriation after revealing its ...