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

Mexico City — Mexican authorities are accusing sportswear company Adidas of plagiarizing artisans in southern Mexico, ...

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

MEXICO CITY, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Mexico is looking for footwear giant Adidas (ADSGn.DE) to pony up after a Mexican-American ...

Mexico has confronted Adidas after designer Willy Chavarria launched a shoe inspired by traditional Indigenous sandals. Critics argue the 'Oaxaca Slip On' abuses the cultural heritage of Oaxacan ...

Willy Chavarria officially apologized to the people of Oaxaca on Saturday after the slip-on shoe he designed with Adidas ...

Fashion designer Chavarria and Adidas are under fire in Mexico, where authorities accuse their latest design of appropriating ...

US fashion designer Willy Chavarria said Saturday he regrets that sandals he created together with Adidas "appropriated" a ...

"I wish he and his team told the history of the people who make them and were more intentional about the overall project,” said one local business owner and designer.

Artisans and merchants in the Mexican state of Oaxaca are calling out sportswear company Adidas for plagiarizing the ...