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

US fashion designer Willy Chavarria said Saturday he regrets that sandals he created together with Adidas "appropriated" a ...

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

STORY: Adidas has found itself in a cultural appropriation controversy in Mexico after it launched a new line of ...

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

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico is looking for footwear giant Adidas (OTC: ADDYY) to pony up after a Mexican-American designer, ...

Willy Chavarria’s Oaxaca Slip On is facing scrutiny in Mexico over cultural appropriation and Indigenous rights.

Willy Chavarria officially apologized to the people of Oaxaca on Saturday after the slip-on shoe he designed with Adidas unleashed a string of online criticism.

"I wish he and his team told the history of the people who make them and were more intentional about the overall project,” said one local business owner and designer.

Mexican authorities are accusing sportswear company Adidas of plagiarizing artisans in southern Mexico, alleging that a new ...

Mexico has confronted Adidas after designer Willy Chavarria launched a shoe inspired by traditional Indigenous sandals. Critics argue the 'Oaxaca Slip On' abuses the cultural heritage of Oaxacan ...