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\n The high street retailer was selling a Kids’ Halloween Groom Costume for \u00a339.99, described as a “children\u2019s costume with vertical stripe design, decorative topstitching, lapel flower and distressed effect.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The outfit, made from cotton and polyester, includes a cardigan and shorts in grey and blue.\n<\/p>\n
\n Critics said the vertical stripes, faded finish, and overall design bore a striking resemblance to concentration camp uniforms from the Holocaust, with some also claiming the pattern resembled barbed wire.\n<\/p>\n
\n One shopper wrote: “How do you think this is going, Zara?”\n<\/p>\n
\n The Kids\u2019 Halloween Groom Costume on Zara. (Image: Jam Press\/ Zara)\n<\/p>\n
\n Another said: “If this is true, I hope nobody, and I mean NOBODY, ever buys anything from Zara again.”\n<\/p>\n
\n A third commented that if the chain wanted to “finish” a costume a grandfather had worn in Auschwitz, “only a number still needs to be added.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Not all feedback was negative, with some pointing out that the design looked similar to the black-and-white striped suit worn by fictional character Beetlejuice.\n<\/p>\n
\n Naomi Mestrum, director of the Centre for Information and Documentation Israel, acknowledged the offence but did not believe the design was intentional.\n<\/p>\n
\n Ms Mestrum said: “I have a lot of understanding for the people reacting with indignation.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Let this be a lesson for Zara.\n<\/p>\n
\n The costume has been compared to an Auschwitz prisoner uniform (Image: Jam Press)\n<\/p>\n
\n “If you yourself do not carry that painful history, you make the association less quickly.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I think the average person walking through Zara will not notice this so quickly.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The retailer has faced similar controversies in the past.\n<\/p>\n
\n In 2014, Zara withdrew a children\u2019s striped top featuring a star badge after shoppers compared it to concentration camp uniforms.\n<\/p>\n
\n In 2007, the company pulled a handbag from sale due to embroidery that critics said resembled swastikas.\n<\/p>\n
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\n A customer who complained about the latest costume was reportedly told: “Sincere apologies for the inconvenience.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We are aware and have passed this on internally to address as quickly as possible.”\n<\/p>\n
\n As of this morning, the costume could no longer be found on Zara\u2019s UK website.\n<\/p>\n
\n The company has not yet issued a public statement regarding the incident.\n<\/p>\n
\n Newsquest have contacted Zara for a comment.\n<\/p>\n
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