Kolhapuri chappal exports could reach USD 1 billion yearly. Italian fashion house Prada signed an MoU to create Kolhapuri chappal-inspired ...

The Indian handmade carpet industry is a significant contributor to the economy, providing employment, directly or indirectly, to over 20 l...

Retailers Association of India suggests a uniform Goods and Services Tax rate. Current price-based system creates market distortions. RAI e...

Kolhapuri chappals, a traditional Indian craft, are experiencing a resurgence in popularity, both domestically and internationally, especia...

Prada has refuted claims of infringing the Geographical Indication (GI) for Kolhapuri chappals by featuring similar sandals in its Spring/S...

A Prada team visited Kolhapur after facing accusations of using local sandal designs. The team assessed footwear manufacturing and spoke wi...

Prada will send experts to Maharashtra to work with local artisans. This follows concerns over Prada's Kolhapuri-like sandals at Milan Fash...

Indian artisans are seeing a surge in Kolhapuri sandal sales after Prada's design sparked controversy. The incident has ignited nationalist...

Prada's recent 'toe ring sandals' sparked controversy, drawing comparisons to traditional Kolhapuri chappals. While Prada acknowledged the ...

Given how significant exports are to India’s aspirations of being a developed nation, more policy measures that can enable the country to i...

While all stakeholders say the quality control order is beneficial for the industry, manufacturers say the implementation is trampling over...

Attitudist does not own manufacturing set-up but has partnered over 100 local artisans and craftsmen in and around Agra to make vegan leath...

As physical boutiques struggle for significance in the age of online shopping, the new Golden Goose model is drawing visitors with its craf...

The Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI), which comes under the commerce ministry, has taken up a task to upskill artisans enga...

Countries are looking for a “China-plus-one” sourcing strategy as nobody can afford to be over-dependent on one supplier, Kalyani said whil...

"FDDI is training about 15,000 people every month. Annually about two lakh people are getting trained here and also getting jobs," Sitharam...

The proposal of Fossil to set up its store in India is likely to be taken up by FIPB at its meeting later this month.