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When Fashion Forgets Its Origin: the Legal Vacuum that Threatens the Indigenous Designs of Ecuador

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infobae Ancient designs reach the gateways of the world, but without laws that protect their true authors In 2017, the Ecuadorian photographer Saúl Endara denounced that the Spanish fashion house Loewe had used, without recognition, graphics similar to otavaleños textiles in one of its collections.The images — indigenous women with their backs, wrapped in traditional blankets— appeared in international catwalks converted into luxury prints, with…
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infobae Ancient designs reach the gateways of the world, but without laws that protect their true authors In 2017, the Ecuadorian photographer Saúl Endara denounced that the Spanish fashion house Loewe had used, without recognition, graphics similar to otavaleños textiles in one of its collections.The images — indigenous women with their backs, wrapped in traditional blankets— appeared in international catwalks converted into luxury prints, with…

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marquesina.mx broke the news in on Saturday, June 7, 2025.
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