While French Industrial Bodies Build Empires, Indian Associations Can’t Even Play Catch Up
The Internet exploded when Prada unveiled their €1,200 “woven leather slippers”, a barely disguised copy of India’s centuries-old Kolhapuri chappals.
The backlash was so fierce that Prada executives, perhaps stung by accusations of cultural appropriation, dispatched senior officials to Maharashtra to “learn from the real cobblers” in what appeared to be corporate repentance. Yet this was not an isolated incident of Western fashion houses pilfering Indian heritage.
Read more at: https://swarajyamag.com/heritage/while-french-industrial-bodies-build-empires-indian-associations-cant-even-play-catch-up
- 24 Jul 2025
- WerIndia
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