Zara Pulls Baby Top from Stores Due to Accidental Holocaust Imagery

Spanish clothing store Zara has removed a line of baby tops after anybody with eyes critics noted its sheriff star insignia looked a whole lot like the yellow Star of David many European Jews were forced to wear as identification by the Nazis.

“The garment was inspired by the classic Western films, but we now recognise that the design could be seen as insensitive and apologise sincerely for any offence caused to our customers,” a Zara spokesperson said Wednesday.

Zara apologized in multiple languages on Twitter as well:

@ferry_meijer We honestly apologize, it was inspired by the sheriff’s stars from the Classic Western films and is no longer in our stores

— ZARA (@ZARA) August 27, 2014

@PoufyGB Nous sommes sincèrement désolés. Ce T-shirt était inspiré sur l’étoile des shérifs des westerns. L'article n'est plus à la vente

— ZARA (@ZARA) August 27, 2014

@christianmutter Wir bitten um Entschuldigung. Das T-Shirt hat sich an den Westernfilmen inspiriert und ist nicht mehr in Filialen verfügbar

— ZARA (@ZARA) August 27, 2014

In 2007 Zara removed a handbag from its stores after it discovered the embroidered pattern contained swastikas.

[h/t Guardian]

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