Adidas Designer Apologizes for ‘Appropriating’ Mexican Shoe Design
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Adidas went out to apologize after the government of Claudia Sheinbaum and the state of Oaxaca accused the sportswear brand of "cultural appropriation."Read more]]>
Mexican-American fashion designer Willy Chavarría has apologized for a shoe model he designed for Adidas that Mexican authorities accused of "cultural appropriation" of traditional footwear.
Adidas uses the design of the new leather shoe "Oaxaca Slip-On" for the traditional Huaraches from Mexico. Is this "cultural appropriation"? In any case, Herzogenaurach apologizes – but Mexico wants to see money.


Adidas designer apologizes for ‘appropriating’ Mexican shoe design
Willy Chavarria, a Mexican-American designer, says he is ‘deeply sorry’
A shoe brings Adidas to the Bredouille: Because the design of an indigenous culture has been stolen, the company has a lot of trouble.
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