Overview

• Oaxaca’s Secretariat of Cultures and Arts publicly denounced SHEIN and marketplace vendor Danny C&R for selling a corset-style top that imitates Istmo de Tehuantepec embroidery.
• The agency ordered the immediate withdrawal of the item and called for an end to its circulation, sale, and promotion, framing the copy as cultural appropriation that threatens preservation of ancestral practices.
• Seculta chief Flavio Sosa cited constitutional protections for Indigenous cultural rights and urged a genuine dialogue with Istmo communities to recognize economic and symbolic value and repair harm.
• Excélsior reported the mass-produced top listed at about 342 pesos, contrasted with hand‑embroidered silk corsets made by Zapotec artisans that can cost around 4,000 pesos and take 15 to 30 days to craft.
• Officials noted the case adds to recent incidents, pointing to Adidas’s apology and suspended promotion of huarache replicas after talks with Oaxaca authorities and artisans.