Miu Miu pulls clothes with Nazi-esque patches after backlash

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Prada-owned high-fashion line Miu Miu confirmed on Thursday that it will recall all garments from its Fall/Winter 2017 collection that bear yellow star-shaped patches with men's names, which some critics say resemble the Stars of David that Jews were forced to wear during the Holocaust.

The label has been under fire this week after the World Jewish Congress, an international organization that advocates on behalf of Jewish communities and groups, demanded that Miu Miu pull the clothing from its stock citing their "discomfort over the items."

One of the offending Miu Miu garments /official website

Miu Miu was quick to react, apologizing for "any offense" caused by the garments and stating that "it was not Miu Miu's intent in any way to make any political or religious statement."

This is not the first time a fashion line has run foul of Jewish groups.

In 2014, Spanish fashion giant Zara apologized for manufacturing and selling a children's t-shirt that was slammed by the media for its similarity to the uniforms Jews wore in Nazi concentration camps.

And US fashion brand Urban Outfitters were urged in 2015 to remove a garment that looked like the uniforms worn by gay male prisoners in Nazi concentration camps.