
Sales of new Halloween children's clothing halted due to criticism that it resembles concentration camp costumes
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Zara was involved in controversy for selling children's shirts with yellow stars in 2014 and handbags with the Nazi symbol Hakenkreuz in 2007.
Spanish fashion brand Zara released new children's clothing reminiscent of Nazi concentration camp costumes ahead of Halloween, but withdrew it after receiving criticism.
According to German weekly Zeit on the 3rd (local time), Zara last month sold a children's Halloween costume with white and blue vertical stripes for 39.99 euros (about 60,000 won).
First of all, it was pointed out that it was similar to concentration camp clothing because it was vertically striped and had patterns reminiscent of barbed wire in several places, and the hem of the sleeves were done irregularly, as if they were worn out.
The white patch on the sleeve and the ribbon on the left chest were interpreted as resembling the inmate number tag and origin identification mark, respectively.
Don Gilhar, an Israeli journalist based in Europe, wrote on
As criticism poured in, Zara stopped selling the children's clothes in question, saying, "We regret any misunderstandings that may have been caused by this Halloween children's groom costume." However, it was not revealed why the pre-release review process did not recognize the similarity to Nazi concentration camp uniforms.
Zara, the flagship brand of Inditex, the world's No. 1 clothing company, was criticized in 2014 for releasing a children's striped shirt with a yellow star on the left chest. The Nazis dressed the Jews imprisoned in concentration camps in clothes with yellow triangles or stars to distinguish them from other prisoners. In 2007, he also caused controversy by selling a handbag embroidered with the Nazi symbol Hakenkreuz (hooked cross) in green.

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