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.

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