STORY: Adidas has found itself in a cultural appropriation controversy in Mexico after it launched a new line of sandals.Mexican-American designer Willy Chavarria collaborated with Adidas on the "Oaxaca Slip On,

He has apologised over the Oaxaca Slip-on, inspired by sandals made by Indigenous artisans, after criticism from Mexico.

Adidas has formally apologized after Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized the sportswear brand over a shoe that replicated traditional Indigenous huarache sandals without attributing the design or crediting artisans.