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Mexico City (AP) – The locker designer in Mexico, Willie Shafia, apologized for the Adidas sandal, after being accused by the Mexican authorities from “cultural dependence” to imitate the design of the original shoes.
The design released by Adidas, known as Oaxaca Slip on, is a black sandal with braid -tied leather belts linked to thick sneakers.
The Mexican craftsmen and authorities say that complex leather braids are very similar to traditional shoes known as Huaraches, which was made by the indigenous population of Zapotec from Oaxaca, which occurs mainly in the town of Villa Hidalgo Yalalag.
They accused the trademark and cagia of “cultural accreditation” and copying the design without permission from the indigenous population community. The authorities indicated that Mexican cultural designs have been copied for a long time by large brands and said they are planning to harden laws to protect Mexican creations.
Shafari responded to the increasing criticism of the comments sent on Tuesday to the Associated Press. In a statement aimed at “the people of Oakakaka”, he said that the design was aimed at “honoring the strong cultural and artistic spirit of Okaka and its creative societies, a place that inspired me its beauty and resistance.”
“I strongly regret that the shoe has allocated this design and has not been developed in direct and important connection with the Oaxaka community,” Chavari wrote. “This is not related to the respect and cooperation that Oxaka deserves, the Zapotik community in the villa of Halmo, the Get, and its people deserve.”
Chavary is an American Mexican designer who has gained fame for its designs that explore the culture of Chikana or Mexico, and often mixes Mexican issues with American products. Among his Sufi designs with the word “Chicano” in a red fountain and patterns with the Mexican flag and cowboy caps reminiscent of the culture of North Mexico.
In recent months, Shafaria has monopolized the opposite of a show in the Paris Fashion Week, which was aimed at criticizing the deportation policy of President Donald Trump’s government.
The designer’s comments arrived days after Adidas presented a general apology for the design and said in a statement that he confirmed, “Our commitment to cooperation with Yalag in a respectable dialogue honors his cultural heritage.” Last week, in a letter to the Oaxaka state authorities, the company requested to meet local officials and discuss how to “move towards repair of damage” to the indigenous population.
He wrote in a statement, “Adidas knows and appreciates the cultural wealth of indigenous communities in Mexico and the meaning of their literal heritage,” he wrote in a statement.
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This story is translated from the English language by the AP editor with the help of the Wooing AI tool.
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