Willy Chavarria, the designer of the shoe, also apologized after Mexican officials leveled accusations of cultural ...

STORY: Adidas has found itself in a cultural appropriation controversy in Mexico after it launched a new line of ...

Critics in Mexico argued that the shoe uses the name of the southern Mexican state, a major manufacturer of the traditional ...

The sportswear firm Adidas and Mexican-American designer Willy Chavarría have apologized after a Mexican state accused them ...

Mexican-American clothing designer Willy Chavarria has apologized after Mexican authorities accused him of "cultural ...

Mexican officials say sportswear giant took design idea from Indigenous community in country’s southern Oaxaca state.

German sportswear brand Adidas has apologized for "cultural appropriation" in the design of its "Oaxaca Slip-On" shoe. The ...

El diseñador de ropa mexicoestadounidense Willy Chavarria ofreció disculpas por una sandalia de Adidas que creó, tras ser ...

Willy Chavarria, the designer of the shoe, also apologised after Mexican officials levelled accusations of cultural ...

He has apologised over the Oaxaca Slip-on, inspired by sandals made by Indigenous artisans, after criticism from Mexico.

Mexican authorities have accused Adidas of plagiarizing Mexican artisans with a new sandal design similar to Indigenous huaraches.