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From Palaces to Price Tags: How Luxury Lost Its Soul in the Age of Mass Consumption
The Great Transformation: From Craftsmanship to Consumption A century ago, luxury was carved in stone and forged in metal. Wealthy patrons commissioned grand palaces, intricate artworks, and bespoke creations that would outlast generations. Each piece told a story—of the artisan’s skill, the patron’s vision, and the cultural moment it captured. These weren’t just possessions; they…
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Designing for Dignity: Lessons from Ladakh on Circular Fashion and Resilience
It’s been six years since this story unfolded, but it shaped everything I do today. I still remember crunching numbers at my first job—calculating production costs in an export house, comparing them to inflated markups on the final product, understanding how mass production functioned. Or rather, how it didn’t. Not for people. Not for the…
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How Prada’s 1 Lakh ‘Sandal’ Exposes India’s Cultural IP Crisis
A Sunset Industry for India making Millions Abroad. Prada just slapped a ₹1 lakh tag on a Kolhapuri chappal .. Except they didn’t call it that. There was no mention of Kolhapuri. No nod to the GI tag (granted in 2019). No credit to the artisan communities in India who’ve been crafting the design for…