Urban Outfitters is in the middle of another scandal involving questionable imagery in its clothing. Jewish groups and other critics say a yellow t-shirt on their site last week seemed to resemble a Star of David patch. And since the...Show More Summary
Post by Lindsay Ferrier Urban Outfitters is at the center of yet another controversy, this time over a t-shirt that some say mimics the Jewish Star worn by holocaust victims. The Anti-Defamation League issued a statement about the tee, calling on Urban Outfitters to remove it from its site. Show More Summary
Fashion retailer Urban Outfitters is facing outcry from Jewish groups over a t-shirt critics say is an offensive reference to the Holocaust. The yellow shirt features an embroidered, six-pointed star over the breast pocket, and bears unfortunate overtones of the yellow badge Jewish people were forced to wear under the Nazi regime. Designed by the [...]
Another day, another Urban Outfitters controversy. When they're not stomping on independent artists, appropriating "Navajo"-ness, and donating to Rick Santorum set against a backdrop of sexy faux-lesbianism, they're... going further than ever, maybe! More » Post from: TheGloss
• The Anti-Defamation League of Philadelphia called Urban Outfitters's "Jewish Star" T-shirt "extremely distasteful and offensive" and asked that it be removed from stores. [HuffPo] • Lindsey Wixson pairs cowboy boots with summer attire in a German Vogue spread, photographed by Terry Richardson. Show More Summary
Another week, another scandal for Urban Outfitters.
The Anti-Defamation League of Philadelphia fired off a scathing letter to the hipster retail chain on Holocaust Remembrance Day condemning the sale of their $100 Wood Wood Kellog Tee.
The ADL posted on their website:
Barry Morrison, ADL Regional Director, wrote to Richard Hayne, Chairman, President and CEO of Urban Outfitters, [...]
Urban Outfitters is under fire from the Anti-Defamation League over a T-shirt that bears a design that resembles a Star of David patch—you know, the kind worn by Jews during the Holocaust. Which means that Jews can now join the Navajo...Show More Summary
Today in Urban Outfitters Products That Are Pissing People Off: here's the so-called Urban Outfitters "Jewish Star" T-shirt. The $100 "Wood Wood Kellog Tee," currently...