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Adidas Designer Apologizes for ‘Appropriating’ Mexican Shoe Design

Summary by The Independent
Willy Chavarria, a Mexican-American designer, says he is ‘deeply sorry’

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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]]>

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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.

·Munich, Germany
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Adidas designer apologizes for ‘appropriating’ Mexican shoe design

Willy Chavarria, a Mexican-American designer, says he is ‘deeply sorry’

·London, United Kingdom
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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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