Mexico has accused fashion brands Zara, Anthropologie and Patowl of cultural appropriation, claiming that they 'made use' of designs created by the country's indigenous populations
Mexico has accused fashion brands Zara, Anthropologie and Patowl of cultural appropriation, claiming that they"made use" of designs created by the country's indigenous populations.
on Friday. They pinpoint several items of clothing from the three brands alongside corresponding examples of garments created by indigenous craftspeople from the Oaxaca region. Mexico believes that Patowl's "casual flowers" shirts borrow from the embroidery techniques of the country's Zapotec community.In a statement emailed to CNN, Zara's parent company, Inditex, said it had"the highest respect," for"the Ministry and the communities within Mexico," but added that"the design in question was in no way intentionally borrowed from or influenced by the artistry of the Mixtec people of Mexico.
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