The sportswear firm Adidas and Mexican-American designer Willy Chavarría have apologized after a Mexican state accused them of cultural appropriation over the design of a new shoe.

Adidas and designer Willy Chavarria apologized for their use without permission of an Indigenous huarache design in their Oaxaca Slip-On shoe.

Willy Chavarria, the designer of the shoe, also apologized after Mexican officials leveled accusations of cultural appropriation.