"It has been brought to our attention that the imagery on a T-shirt of ours is similar to that used by a band," a spokesperson for the label toldThe Cut. "We were not trying to make a connection to that band or make a statement of any kind. We have removed the stock of the shirt from our own stores and offer our retail partners the same opportunity."
The band's offensive lyrics and self-proclaimed neo-Nazi beliefs mean that the use of the image has caused outcry. Department store Nordstom has withdrawn the T-shirt, although it is still available at Saks Fifth Avenue.
It's not the first time that Jacobs has courted controversy: in 2011 his Dakota Fanning perfume ads were deemed "irresponsible" and "sexually provocative" before being banned by the Advertising Standards Agency; while his Paris store was attacked by a graffiti artist earlier this year after he sold an image of the artist's work - which was daubed on his NY store - on a T-shirt.
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