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Posted: 2019-11-24T16:24:45Z | Updated: 2019-11-24T16:24:45Z

Luxury fashion brand Loewe has pulled an outfit from its shelves after the ensemble was lambasted for its resemblance to uniforms worn by prisoners at Nazi concentration camps during World War II.

The Spanish fashion house, which is owned by the LVMH luxury goods conglomerate , issued a statement Friday apologizing for the black-and-white striped outfit, which comprised a button-down shirt and matching pants.

The outfit was sold as part of Loewes William De Morgan capsule collection , inspired by the 19th century British ceramicist .

Diet Prada , a popular Instagram account that calls out big brands for copying designers and other eyebrow-raising behavior, flagged the questionable outfit on Friday.

Unable to see anything but concentration camp uniforms in this $1,840 ensemble from [Loewes] William De Morgan capsule, a collection meant to capture a freedom of imagination, Diet Prada wrote in a caption accompanying side-by-side comparisons of the luxury garments and concentration camp uniforms worn by prisoners during the Holocaust. But with the particular stripe proportions and layout, uniform-style garments, and prominent chest patches, theres not actually much left to the imagination when the resulting look is so uncannily disturbing.

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