Prada Row: Prada accepted ... Inspiration from Kolhapuri Chappals for shoes; The company can make a big decision - Prada admits Kolhapuri Chappals inspired its shoes

The Italian luxury fashion brand Prada acknowledged that the design was inspired by Indian handmade shoes to a controversy arising from the use of Kolhapuri Chappals in a collection. However, Prada said that the sandals displayed at the Men’s 2026 fashion shows are still in the design phase and that the commercialization of any sandals worn by the models on the driveway has not been confirmed. Prada accepts … Inspiration from Kolhapuri Chappals for shoes (symbolic picture) Pti, Mumbai. The Italian luxury fashion brand Prada acknowledged that the design was inspired by Indian handmade shoes to a controversy arising from the use of Kolhapuri Chappals in a collection. However, Prada said that the sandals displayed at the Men’s 2026 fashion shows are still in the design phase and that the commercialization of any sandals worn by the models on the driveway has not been confirmed. A Prada representative said a Prada representative following the Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (Maccia) said we identify the cultural interest of such Indian workmanship. Kolhapuri Chappal is very different. Maccia president Lalit Gandhi said the room wrote a letter to the fashion house after watching the footage in the interests of local artisans and industry. Gandhi said on Saturday that Kolhapuri Chappal is very different and we want our shoes to go to new markets. But it must get correct identity. The letter written to Prada also demands exploration of cooperation and appropriate remuneration to artisans and to follow the moral fashion practices that honor traditional knowledge and cultural rights. The letter to the Indian art communities will also have an exploration cooperation in the letter written to Prada and to give appropriate compensation to the artisans and to follow the moral fashion practices that respect traditional knowledge and cultural rights. The Indian art communities will speak to the group of group social response in Prada, Lorenzo Bureli, said we are committed to starting negotiating a significant exchange with local Indian art communities. As we have done in other collections in the past, so that the right identity of their craft can be assured.