cultural appropriation

Mexico accuses Adidas of stealing Indigenous sandal design

Mexican authorities have accused Adidas of cultural appropriation over a new sandal design that closely resembles traditional Indigenous footwear, with President Claudia Sheinbaum announcing Friday that the company is already in talks to provide compensation to affected communities.

Prada admits sandals were ‘inspired by’ Indian craft

Italian luxury fashion house Prada acknowledged this weekend that sandals featured in its recent Milan Fashion Week show were "inspired by traditional Indian handcrafted footwear," following days of backlash from Indian artisans and officials who accused the brand of cultural…