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.

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

US fashion designer Willy Chavarria has issued an apology after a shoe he created in collaboration with Adidas Originals was criticised for 'cultural appropriation.'The Oaxaca Slip-On was inspired by traditional leather sandals known as