I apologize for this not being up sooner, I know that on the first day of class, Wissinger said Wednesday morning, and it is that, I like to be even earlier. Alas, a boiler in my building caught fire on Sunday, so I’m just now back at home.

Zara says this shirt was inspired from “classic American Western” tradition, and that the star was a sheriff’s badge. Because, when I am thinking of a sheriff, I am definitely thinking about someone wearing prison stripes. In clothing easily pulled off over the head.

Zara immediately took it down, but this wasn’t the first instance of anti-semitism from the brand. In 2007, they printed a handbag with four green swastikas embroidered about the face of it, and were forced to recall that bag as well. In that instance, they noted that the swastika is a symbol for peace in Sanskrit, and was a beloved symbol of the Indian people before Hitler coopted its use.

However, Hitler coopted its use more than 75 years before Zara released the bag, so it raises the question, how did both of these items pass the multiple layers of management to hit the sales racks? The answer seems pretty clear, at least to me.