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Cotton On Adjusts Design After Concerns Over Resemblance to Nazi SS Symbol

A clothing retailer has amended a T-shirt design amid concerns it drew comparisons to the Nazi police, known as the schutzstaffel.
Cotton On Adjusts Design After Concerns Over Resemblance to Nazi SS Symbol
People shop at Cotton On during the Boxing Day sales at Chadstone the Fashion Capital in Melbourne, Australia on Dec. 26, 2020. Naomi Rahim/Getty Images
Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
5/22/2024|Updated: 5/22/2024
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Australian fashion retailer Cotton On has released a statement saying it has reviewed a T-shirt design after concerns that part of the pattern resembled a symbol used to denote the SS or Nazi police.

The SS symbol features a double lightning bolt and has been associated with Nazis since World War II.

Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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