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

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,

Mexican officials say sportswear giant took design idea from Indigenous community in country’s southern Oaxaca state.