Prada Kolhapuri sandals debate
Moment · 2025 · Niche
Prada showed uncredited Kolhapuri-style sandals; it credited India 5 days later.
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- Week of Jun 30, 2025
- Jun 23 ’25 to Week of Jun 30, 2025
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- Started on Instagram
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- Fashion & accessories
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Trace the originPrada showed Kolhapuri-style sandals in Milan on 22 June 2025 without crediting their Indian origin. Criticism moved from Instagram to X, Indian TV and Reuters, and Prada acknowledged the heritage on 27 June. In April 2026 it sold a limited edition from a Made in India project.
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June 2025
Prada precursor · Jun 22 ’25
Prada showed the Kolhapuri-style sandals at Milan fashion week.[7]
Diet Sabya; Anaita Shroff Adajania seed · Jun 23 ’25
The Indian Express reported Instagram reactions from Diet Sabya and stylist Anaita Shroff Adajania.[1]
The Siasat Daily press · Jun 23 ’25
The Siasat Daily reported backlash that Prada did not credit the Indian tradition behind the sandals.[2]
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