Mexican authorities have accused Adidas of plagiarizing Mexican artisans with a new sandal design similar to Indigenous huaraches.

US fashion designer Willy Chavarria said Saturday he regrets that sandals he created together with Adidas "appropriated" a traditional design from the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca."I deeply regret that this design has appropriated the name and was not developed in direct and meaningful partnership with the Oaxacan community,

Mexican authorities are accusing sportswear company Adidas of plagiarizing artisans in southern Mexico, claiming that a new sandal design is strikingly similar to the traditional Indigenous footwear known as huaraches.