Zara Stores Face Protests Over Ads Evoking Palestinian Suffering
about 10 months ago (12/14/2023)
Zara Stores Face Protests Over Ads Evoking Palestinian Suffering Skip to content @freedomcats_ #zara #fyp #protest #news ♬ Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) [2018 Remaster] – Kate Bush Groups of demonstrators staged walk-in protests in Zara stores in Hannover, Germany, and Melbourne, Australia, this past week in response to a recent ad campaign by the fast-fashion brand that critics said appropriated images of Palestinian death and suffering. Carrying small bundles of white swaddling clothes, the activists denounced the ad for Zara’s Atelier collection, which featured model Kristen McMenamy standing in front of a partially destroyed studio set and holding mannequins shrouded in white plastic. The since-removed campaign — which was apparently meant to advertise a new jacket line — was released earlier this month only to be met with swift scrutiny, as critics quickly pointed out its uncanny visual similarities to the real death and destruction in Gaza and began calling for a boycott of the company.