The US stylist Willy Chavarria declared on Saturday that he regretted the sandals that he created together with Adidas “appropriate” a traditional design from the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca.The local authorities had complained of the fact that the Slip-on Oaxaca sandals were a “reinterpreted” model of Huarache sandals, in particular one found uniquely in the area, which has one of the highest indigenous populations in the country.
The government of Mexico said on Friday that he was looking for compensation from Adidas.
“I deeply sorry that this design has appropriated the name and has not been developed in a direct and significant partnership with the OAXACAN community,” said Chavarria, which is of Mexican inheritance, in a declaration sent to the FP.
Chavarria recognized that the sandals “were not up to respect and collaborative approach” deserved by the community of Villa Hidalgo Yalalag, from where the original design has been said.The Mexican government said on Friday that Adidas had agreed to meet the Oaxaca authorities.
“It is a collective intellectual property. There must be compensation. The asset law must be respected,” said President Claudia Sheinbaum during its regular morning press conference on Friday.
The controversy is the last request of Mexican officials who denounce the main brands or designers who use indigenous art or design unauthorized by the region, with previous complaints raised on Fast fashion Juggernaut Shein, Spain’s Zara and the Carolina Herrera high -end label.
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