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Italian luxury fashion label Prada said that this was acknowledged that the Indian roots of the new shoe line, the design of India a few days later.
Last week, the sandals demonstrated in the Milan Fashion Week, India states in India and Karnataka’s traditional Kolhapuri sandals were closely similar to an open-fingered braid.
Prada described sandals as a “leather shoe”, but in India did not celebrate the Indian origin and his origin, which are asked to speech and cultural assuming.
Answering the dispute, Prada said in a statement that the BBC was inspired by sandals from traditional Indian shoes.
Prada Spokecherson said the company’s “Always Crafts, Heritage Traditions”, “Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture Chamber of Commerce.” This is a prominent industrial trade body in the state.
Last week, the President wrote to the brand, the design was traded without lending to the artists who protect the heritage for generations.
According to Reuters, Prada’s corporate social responsibility responded to the letter that Prada was “early stage of design” of sandals.
He also said that Prada was open to a dialogue for meaningful exchanges with local Indian artists. And the company will organize follow-up meetings to further discuss it.
Kolhapuri, named after a city in Maharashtra, follows its roots to the 12th century.
Traditional handed sandals painted from skin made and sometimes natural colors are firm and good for traditional handed sandals for India’s hot climate.
They were awarded the status of geographic instruction (GI) by the Indian government in 2019.
According to the World Trade Organization, a geographical indicator label provides a good or product of a certain area or from one place and is considered the sign of authenticity.
After the disputes, many artists in the Kolhapur said they were saddened without using Prada without using the design.
“These sandals are made with the hard work of the skin workers in Kolhapur. They are called Kolhapur. Let not take advantage of the work of others,” he said.
Sandals cost a few hundreds of rupees in India, but Prada’s prices reported, although a number of angry prices are not recorded. Other sandals sold by the fashion house, retail sales are between £ 600 in the UK.
Industrialist Strong Goenka stressed this, the local artists have made money for the same hand-made products. “Global brands lose cash in our culture,” he said.
This is not the first time that the global brands are charged with indignation of India’s traditional products without lending to the roots.
In the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, Gucci, Bollywood star Alia Bhatt, was worn by Alia Bhatt, the gown, the spark of his spark.
Previously, a famous Tiktok trend in May, traditional South Asian scarf, was criticized for the call of the Scandinavian scarf.
In Kolhapur, some of the actions have exceeded their pride in them.
“The artisans are happy to know someone’s jobs,” said Kolhapur-based businessman Dileep more Reuters.
