$200K Mukaish Coat: How Dior 'Stole' the Show with Indian Craft Vantage with Palki Sharma
$200K Mukaish Coat: How Dior 'Stole' the Show with Indian Craft | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G
After Prada's Kohlapuri controversy, French luxury brand Dior is facing backlash after unveiling a $200,000 coat featuring traditional Indian Mukaish embroidery at Paris Fashion Week. Despite reportedly employing 12 skilled Indian artisans who spent over a month crafting the piece, Dior failed to acknowledge the Indian heritage or credit the craftsmen. This isn't Dior's or luxury fashion's first controversy involving cultural appropriation, sparking debates on the ethics of high fashion borrowing from traditional crafts without recognition.
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