US fashion designer Willy Chavaria regretted on Saturday, in collaboration with Adidas Originals, there was widespread controversy in Mexico after its latest design.
Officials in the southern Mexican state of Oxaca have complained that the new sandals “re -interpret” the name of the state, which is specifically found in the area, known as the Hurache sandals.
The Mexico government on Friday announced that it was demanding compensation from Adidas, while the local authorities designed in detail of cultural appropriation, and anger his designer and manufacturer.
Chavaria, what did Adidas say about the Oxaca slip-on?
Chavaria, whose father is Mexican-American, addressed the controversy on Saturday.
“I am deeply regrettable that this design has appropriated the name and was not developed in a direct and meaningful partnership with the Oxakan community,” Chavaria said in a statement.
He does not live for the agus honor and collaborative approach “Villa Hidalgo is eligible by the community of Yalalg, from where the design originated.
Local authorities have called Adidas with the model.
The German Athletic Corporation said in a letter on Friday, “It gives deep importance to the cultural wealth of indigenous people of Mexico and recognizes the relevance of criticisms”. It requested to sit with local authorities and discuss how it can “repair damage” to the indigenous population.
How did Mexican officials address the Oxaca dispute?
On Friday, the Mexican government said that Adidas had agreed to meet Oxaca officials.
Mexican President Claudia Shinbam said during his regular morning press conference on Friday, “This is a collective intellectual property. Compensation should be of compensation. The heritage law should be complied with.”
The phenomenon is the latest in a string of rows between Mexico and fashion powerhouse only, accused of appropriating indigenous cultures with high road designs.
Handicrafts serve as an important economic source of revenue in Mexico, where about half million people across the country live out of handmade products.
States including Oxaca, Jalalco, Michoacan and Gurro have outstanding 10% of the GDP in Mexico’s GDP.
Edited by: Scene Sinico
