John Harrington
Dec 12, 2023

Zara campaign criticised for alleged Gaza resemblance

Clothing retailer Zara is receiving backlash and calls for a boycott after posting images from its latest campaign that critics say allude to scenes from the conflict in Gaza.

Zara campaign criticised for alleged Gaza resemblance

The images, for Zara's Atelier series, feature a model surrounded by rubble and statues with missing limbs. One image shows a model carrying a mannequin wrapped in a white sheet.

#BoycottZara began trending on X (formerly Twitter) yesterday as social media users criticised the images. There were claims that coffins, phosphorus powder and the map of Israel were also depicted.

Zara has not issued a comment at the time of writing.

The incident has echoes of the backlash against Marks & Spencer after the UK retailer posted an image of burning Christmas party hats in colours resembling the Palestinian flag. M&S apologised for "any unintentional hurt caused".

Source:
PRWeek

Tags

Related Articles

Just Published

8 hours ago

Former Dentsu China CEO Deric Wong joins EternityX

EXCLUSIVE: The media agency veteran who left Dentsu China to start a consulting firm will oversee the global expansion at the Hong Kong-headquartered martech company.

8 hours ago

Top 10 travel brands in Southeast Asia

Vietnam Airlines soars above the competition, claiming the title of Southeast Asia’s top travel brand in 2024. Explore Campaign’s exclusive insights from its research with Milieu Insight.

9 hours ago

Apple’s latest campaign celebrates innovation in ...

Known as ‘circles', the student-led teams push boundaries in fields including hybrid rocket engineering, stop-motion animation, game development and sports analytics.

10 hours ago

Ahead of Trump's second-term, Meta to scrap fact ...

Traditional fact-checking will make way for X-inspired "community notes." This drastic overhaul signals a major shift in content moderation as the tech giant appears to appease the incoming Trump administration.