When Luxury Fails to Listen – India’s Cultural Craft vs Global Fashion Giants
When Italian luxury house Prada sent its models strutting down the Milan runway in June, few anticipated the storm that would follow. On their feet were toe-ring sandals, unmistakably reminiscent of the Kolhapuri chappal – a handcrafted leather footwear design rooted in centuries-old tradition from Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Yet, nowhere in Prada’s presentation was India –…