Category 07Couture Without Citation
Runway Plagiarism.
"Givenchy called it 'Victorian Chola'. India called it Nath."
A second wave of luxury houses lifting embroidery, silhouettes, and sacred ornaments and labelling them anything but Indian.
7 cases on file ⟶
REBRANDED
CASE #108
07
कच्छ काम
Kutch Mirror-Work
Gujarat2017
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Tory Burch
"Reversed" Coatकच्छ काम
True Value · Kutch Mirror-Work
UNCREDITED
CASE #109
07
नथ / श्रृंगार
Nath & Bridal Shringar
Pan-India2015
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Givenchy
"Victorian Chola" Nose Rings & Bindisनथ / श्रृंगार
True Value · Nath & Bridal Shringar
STOLEN
CASE #110
07
साधु वेश
Sādhu Vesh
Pan-India
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Jean Paul Gaultier
"Sadhu" Aesthetic Looksसाधु वेश
True Value · Sādhu Vesh
APPROPRIATED
CASE #111
07
शेरवानी
Sherwani
North India
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Christian Dior
"Minimalist Longline Tuxedo Blazer"शेरवानी
True Value · Sherwani
ERASED
CASE #112
07
कुल्लू शाल
Kullu Shawl Borders
Himachal Pradesh
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Alexander McQueen
"Nordic Geometric Fringe" Dressकुल्लू शाल
True Value · Kullu Shawl Borders
₹2,500
≈ $30
REBRANDED
CASE #113
07
अनारकली
Anarkali
North India
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European resort brands
"Moroccan / Ibiza Maxi Slip"अनारकली
True Value · Anarkali
₹1,800
≈ $22
UNCREDITED
CASE #114
07
बूटा
Kashmiri Buta (Paisley)
Kashmir
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Zimmermann
Paisley Swimwear₹66,400
≈ $800
बूटा
True Value · Kashmiri Buta (Paisley)