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.

Willy Chavarria, the designer of the shoe, also apologised after Mexican officials levelled accusations of cultural appropriation. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Adidas and designer Willy Chavarria have been accused of cultural appropriation for their latest collaborative shoe design. The Oaxaca Slip-On included design elements with cultural significance to the Zapotec Indigenous community in Oaxaca,