Kimoa: Difference between revisions

In June 2020 Kimoa released a clothing line which it claimed was a tribute to Māori culture<ref>{{Cite web|title=Spanish brand releases Māori-inspired clothing line|url=https://www.teaomaori.news/spanish-brand-releases-maori-inspired-clothing-line|access-date=2020-06-06|website=Māori Television|language=en}}</ref>. In photos on Kimoa’s website two models pose in t-shirts with their faces painted in an approximation of tā moko.

The company had not approached Māori or included them in any any stage of it's design process. The line received several negative reactions on Facebook<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ben.Leahy@nzherald.co.nz|first=Ben Leahy Ben Leahy is a reporter for the New Zealand Herald|date=2020-06-05|title=F1 World Champ's company accused of being Māori 'culture vultures'|language=en-NZ|work=NZ Herald|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12337673|access-date=2020-06-06|issn=1170-0777}}</ref>.

<ref>{{Cite news|last=Josephine Franks|date=2020-06-05|title=Spanish brand under fire for 'offensive' Māori clothing line|url=https://i.stuff.co.nz/life-style/fashion/121745137/spanish-brand-under-fire-for-offensive-mori-clothing-line|access-date=2020-06-06|}}</ref>