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Indian footwear sellers and artisans are tapping into nationalist pride stoked by the Prada "sandal scandal" in a bid to ...
A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court demanding that the Italian fashion house Prada pay ...
Prada had launched the footwear as 'Toe Ring Sandals', which ... of stricter protections for traditional Indian designs and GI-tagged products in India.
The PIL, filed by Intellectual Property Rights advocate Ganesh S Hingemire o July 2, also seeks a direction to the government ...
The Italian luxury fashion brand featured the leather flat sandals (similar to Kolhapuri chappals), priced at approximately Rs 1.2 lakh, at the recent Milan runway show.
Sales are surging for Kolhapuri sandals after Prada showcased similar designs in Milan without initially crediting the ...
A PIL has been filed in the Bombay High Court against Italian fashion house Prada for its alleged unauthorised use of the Kolhapuri chappals, and sought compensation to be paid to Indian artisans for ...
An uproar over a shoe that resembles leather footwear worn by many Indians shows a growing sense that the country should be ...
Dior faces criticism for showcasing a $200,000 coat featuring mukaish, a traditional Indian embroidery technique, without ...
Prada has acknowledged that the sandals' design was inspired by the centuries-old Indian sandals which sell for about $10.
The controversy has been helpful in promoting the country's 'Kolhapuri' sandals. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...