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Willy Chavarria, Adidas Issue Apology to Oaxaca Community Over Adidas Shoe

Willy Chavarria officially apologized to the people of Oaxaca on Saturday after the slip-on shoe he designed with Adidas ...
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(UPDATE) ‘I’m Deeply Sorry:’ Willy Chavarría Apologizes To Oaxaca After Backlash From Both Sides of The Border

I am deeply sorry that the shoe was appropriated in this design and not developed in direct and meaningful partnership with ...
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Cultural Tribute or Fashion Gentrification? Adidas and Willy Chavarria Criticized Over Oaxaca-Inspired Sneaker

Willy Chavarria’s Oaxaca Slip On is facing scrutiny in Mexico over cultural appropriation and Indigenous rights.
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Must Read: Willy Chavarria Responds to Cultural Appropriation Accusations, The AI Assistants Retailers Are Using

Willy Chavarria responds to cultural appropriation accusations. Designer Willy Chavarria publicly apologized to the Oa ...
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Willy Chavarria X Adidas Originals Unviels New Mexican-Inspired Sandal

In Puerto Rico, the designer celebrated the Chavarria Oaxaca Slip-On, a new sneaker-sandal hybrid ...

‘Failed to show respect’: Adidas designer Willy Chavarria regrets ‘Oaxaca slip-on’; accused of copying Mexican design

Willy Chavarria, a US designer, expressed regret over an Adidas sandal design. The design allegedly copied a traditional ...

Adidas sandal uproar highlights fashion’s long history of cultural controversy

Adidas' Oaxaca Slip-On has sparked accusations of cultural appropriation, joining a long list of fashion controversies over ...

Willy Chavarría's Oaxaca-inspired huaraches stoke controversy

Chicano designer Willy Chavarría took a big leap with his new Oaxaca-inspired huarache sneaker collection for Adidas. He ...