She shook her head and explained: ‘Not exactly. Cultural appropriation is when members of one culture — usually a dominant ...

In the globalised and hyper-connected world, we live in, culture travels at the speed of Wi-Fi. What once took centuries to ...

The sandal was created by U.S. designer Willy Chavarría for Adidas Originals. Its thin leather, braided straps bare an ...

Mexican-American clothing designer Willy Chavarria has apologized for an Adidas sandal that he created after being accused by ...

Piers Morgan thinks Beyonce copied Marilyn Monroe's swag in her Levis advertisement. Read that ridiculousness again ...

Mexican authorities have accused Adidas of plagiarizing Mexican artisans with a new sandal design similar to Indigenous ...

What is cultural appropriation? If you’re searching for a concise definition, it’s more complicated than most. In many cases, it’s better explained through example. Take Utah teen Keziah ...

The brand's Oaxaca Slip-On was criticized by Mexican officials for copying design elements present in Mexican Huarache ...

We see cultural appropriation in the media all the time. It’s Selena Gomez wearing a bindi in her “Come and Get It” music video (and in several photo ops that followed).

The Mexican state of Oaxaca is threatening legal action against Adidas, accusing the footwear company of cultural ...

A more recent example of clearly unethical cultural appropriation and exploitation of Indigenous cultures for profit came to the fore in 2021 when the government of Mexico accused clothing ...