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Prada signs MoU to sell Kohlapuris at India-Italy forum

Earlier in June this year, Prada faced criticism for leather sandals in its Spring/Summer 2026 collection, which closely resembled Kolhapuri Chappal

Italian fashion brand Prada plans to sell Kohlapuri slippers as it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the leather development corporations of Karnataka and Maharashtra, at the India-Italy business forum in Mumbai on Thursday (December 11, 2025).

Earlier in June this year, Prada was criticised for featuring the GI-tagged Kohlapuri slippers and later admitted that the designs were “inspired” by the slippers made by traditional Indian artisans in Maharashtra and parts of Karnataka.

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