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Adidas designer is accused of 'culturally appropriating' traditional sandals from Mexico as country's president calls for 'compensation'

An Adidas designer has apologised for 'appropriating' a traditional slip-on shoe style from the southern Mexican state of ...

Adidas Apologizes After Mexico Criticizes Oaxacan-Inspired Shoe

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

Mexican-American designer apologizes for Adidas sandal design accused of cultural appropriation

Mexican-American clothing designer Willy Chavarria has apologized for an Adidas sandal he created after being accused by ...

Adidas apologises after Mexico criticises Oaxacan-inspired shoe

Willy Chavarria, the designer of the shoe, also apologised after Mexican officials levelled accusations of cultural ...
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Oaxaca threatens legal action against Adidas for its ‘Oaxaca Slip-On’ sandal

Oaxaca has threatened legal action against Adidas for alleged cultural appropriation in the design of its new 'Oaxaca Slip-On ...

Mexicans sound the alarm about Adidas copying their design and worry their traditions could be lost

Artisans and merchants in the Mexican state of Oaxaca are calling out sportswear company Adidas for plagiarizing the ...
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Cultural Tribute or Fashion Gentrification? Adidas and Willy Chavarria Criticized Over Oaxaca-Inspired Sneaker

Willy Chavarria’s Oaxaca Slip On is facing scrutiny in Mexico over cultural appropriation and Indigenous rights.