Ralph Lauren is the latest in a seemingly endless series of brands to reportedly appropriate Indigenous Mexican designs.
When the Spanish colonized Mexico, they were shocked at the accomplishments of the weavers and embroiderers there, per theThat same textile tradition is what certain fashion houses are usurping now. Traditional Mexican textiles like the ones that Ralph Lauren reportedly ripped off employ a combination of Spanish and pre-colonial techniques that are primarily preserved by Indigenous communities.
It’s wild how nonchalantly major clothing retailers copy Mexican designs without any due credit or respect toward the Indigenous communities they are drawing from. These designs are quite literally the fabric of a people who are no strangers to theft and disrespect. There is a history behind our clothes, and the people who make them deserve to be acknowledged.
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