Overview

• Jonathan Anderson’s debut Dior collection featured a $200,000 overcoat lavishly embellished with traditional Mukaish embroidery crafted by twelve Lucknow artisans over 34 days.
• Fashion commentators and consumers have highlighted the omission of any acknowledgment for the artisans since the coat’s Paris Fashion Week unveiling on June 27.
• Critics draw parallels to Prada’s controversy over uncredited Kolhapuri-inspired sandals presented at Milan Fashion Week, reinforcing broader equity concerns within luxury labels.
• Mukaish, also called Badla work, is a metal-thread embroidery dating to the 3rd century in India and historically reserved for royal attire.
• Dior has not yet issued a formal response to requests for transparent attribution of the heritage craftsmanship.