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,

Fashion designer Chavarria and Adidas are under fire in Mexico, where authorities accuse their latest design of appropriating an Indigenous sandal.US fashion designer Willy Chavarria has expressed regret on Saturday,