Shein makes ultra-fast fashion, which is popular with young people, although the Chinese company does not attach any importance to sustainability. The fact that the brand with the most visited fashion website in the world doesn’t care about intellectual property has now become public through a letter of protest from the Mexican Ministry of Culture.
It had asked the company why one of Shein’s $7 T-shirts featured a floral pattern originally used by Mayans in Mexico. The government is following the complaint of the Mexican manufacturer Yucachulas, who first made the design plagiarism of their tops public on social media.
According to Yucachulas, the takeover by a low-cost company harms the craftsmen who made their living from the embroidery. Textile designs, especially those of the indigenous peoples of Mexico, are repeatedly copied by large companies despite vehement protests.
In fact, if you compare Shein’s original and copy, there’s only one difference: one features hand-embroidered embroidery, the other is made from cheap fabric.
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