US EditionMexico Wants Adidas to Pay up over Indigenous-Inspired Shoe
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LONDON.- Adidas formally apologized on Monday after the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, criticized the sportswear brand for the launch of a model that reproduced traditional indigenous sandals, known as huaraches, without attributing design or giving credit to artisans.“The ‘Oaxaca Slip-On’ was inspired by a design of Oaxaca, rooted in the tradition of Villa Hidalgo Yalalag. We offer a public apology and reaffirm our commitment to collab…
Mexico wants Adidas to pay up over Indigenous-inspired shoe
Mexico is looking for footwear giant Adidas to pony up after a Mexican-American designer, Willy Chavarria, working with the firm launched a shoe inspired by a traditional Indigenous sandal, authorities said on Friday (August 9). Syakir Jasnee reports.
Adidas apologizes for sandals that copy guarache: Mexico demands compensation from sports giantAdidas released shoes that copy traditional sandals of indigenous peoples of Mexico, without indicating authorship. Mexican authorities are demanding compensation from Adidas for borrowing the style of local communities.
Redacción / Grupo Cantón Huaracheros Zapotecos demand dialogue with Adidas and legal protection to avoid more cases of cultural appropriation of their heritage. Mexico.- On Monday, a commission of Huaracheros from the Zapotec municipality of Villa Hidalgo Yalálag, headed by its municipal president, Erick Ignacio Fabián, held a meeting with the governor of Oaxaca, Solomon Jara [...] The post Zapotec community of Yalálag demands justice for plagio…
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