BRITISH STORE MARKETS "ARAFAT SCARF"

Marketing Killers to the Clueless (LGF)

UK clothing store ARK may be affiliated with Urban Outfitters; their web site looks similar, their models are just as glassy-eyed, and they also sell the symbol of Palestinian terrorism, the kaffiyeh.

Urban Outfitters called their version, with no apparent irony, an " anti-war woven scarf."

In Britain though, ARK dispenses with the "anti-war" hooey and openly names it after one of history's most notorious murderers: Ark Arafat Scarf.

This season's must have item! Arafat Scarf.

Unisex, vintage distressed Arafat scarf with traditional woven pattern and tasseles.

Ark's best selling scarf this season! The perfect vintage accessory for everyones wardrobe!

100% cotton.

UPDATE at 3/22/07 10:58:20 am:

Somebody’s watching the referral logs over there. They’ve already changed the name of their kaffiyeh; now it’s the Ark Shemagh Scarf. Same murderous legacy though. Hi, ARK guys! We see you.

SHEMAGH? DO THEY MEAN SHMATA? SHMEGEGEE?

URBAN OUTFITTERS AGAIN SELLING PALI TERROR SCARF, NOW WITH NAZI DEATH-HEAD

LAST MONTH, I POSTED A COUPLE OF ARTICLES ABOUT URBAN OUTFITTERS MARKETING OF THE PALESTINIAN TERROR SCARF. THEY'RE AT IT AGAIN.

Urban Outfitters Terror Scarf - Now with Nazi Imagery (LGF)
Urban Outfitters continues to sell the Palestinian kaffiyeh, symbol of the intifada and decades of violence and terrorism, now calling it a Skull Desert Scarf. And their cute little skull image (just the thing for stylish urban guerillas!), is a direct knock-off of the Nazi SS skull insignia:

UPDATE at 2/12/07 8:20:00 am:

And here's another version of the kaffiyeh at Urban Outfitters, this time called a Shemagh Scarf.