Overview

• SHEIN told Excélsior it immediately removed a floral corset flagged for imitating Istmo de Tehuantepec embroidery and said suppliers must avoid intellectual‑property violations.
• Oaxaca culture secretary Flavio Sosa said the private letter is insufficient, urging a public apology, direct dialogue with the state and communities, and a plan to repair damages.
• Zapotec embroiderers had denounced SHEIN and the seller account Danny C&R for marketing industrial reproductions of communal designs without consent.
• The removed item was listed around 342 pesos, undercutting handmade silk corsets valued near 4,000 pesos that take artisans roughly 15–30 days to produce.
• Seculta characterized the case as cultural appropriation under constitutional protections, as a new state reform expands the agency’s authority to advise communities on safeguarding their heritage.