'The creation of each product made in our community is a legacy of our ancestors,' said Martinez.
A model walks the runway during the event at the Complejo Cultural Los Pinos, the former official residence of the President of Mexico, in Mexico City. Photo: AFP
"The creation of each product made in our community is a legacy of our ancestors," said Carlos Alberto Delgado Martinez, one of around 500 exhibitors at the event, which ran until Sunday at the Los Pinos former presidential residence."It's important that we artisans save our culture and defend it from plagiarism because each garment has a meaning. Each embroidery has an explanation," he added.
"The government is pursuing a policy of rehabilitating the dignity of Indigenous peoples," Lopez Obrador's spokesman Jesus Ramirez Cuevas added. Mexico has lodged several complaints against major clothing brands including Zara, Mango and Shein for alleged cultural appropriation.
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