english: "Tlahuitoltepec defends its embroidery; accuses Frenchwoman Isabel Marant of plagiarism". The famous dressmaker sells this piece for $290, close to 4,500 Mexican pesos, while the price of the garment in the indigenous community is around 600 pesos ($40). Marant is "hijacking a cultural heritage for commercial benefit, which puts indigenous communities at risk, as well as the originality of the fashion industry”, maintained the mayor, Erasmo Hernández González, who stated that they will be taking legal action.
non_english: Η Marant "καπηλεύεται μια πολιτισμική κληρονομιά για εμπορικό κέρδος, κάτι που θέτει σε κίνδυνο τις ιθαγενείς κοινότητες, καθώς και την πρωτοτυπία της βιομηχανίας της μόδας", ανέφερε ο δήμαρχος, Erasmo Hernández González, ο οποίος δήλωσε ότι θα κινηθούν νομικά.