Designs house Armani Exchange apologized for using an image similar to the emblem of Indonesia, Garuda Pancasila, in one of their shirts. "We apologize for any objections arising from this design," said Ric Santos from Armani Exchange via electronic mail, as quoted by VIVAnews, Wednesday, January 27, 2010, in the morning.
Earlier this week, T-shirt whose similar picture with Garuda have been discussed in a crowded forum in Indonesia. Armani Exchange itself had declared that the image of Garuda birds which attached to the shirt is a military version of eagle bird.
On Tuesday, January 26, 2010 morning, shirt-like image of Garuda Pancasila had disappeared from the official page of Armani Exchange. Santos said the controversy that emerged around the design to the attention Armani Exchange. He also admitted that the shirts were removed from the page Armani Exchange immediately after the issue broke out.
"We are very concerned about this problem and immediately remove the item from our page," said Santos.
The similarities military eagle of Armani with Garuda lied in terms of not only shapes, but also the details. Two birds had the same 17 feathers on the wing, eight tail feathers, and 45 hairs on the body.
Besides fur, eagle shield on his chest is also reminiscent of the Armani shield in bird Garuda. Figure head bull and banyan trees there on the model's Armani T-shirt to change into the letter X and A.
While the image of rice and cotton are attached to the T-shirts still faintly visible. Fig star pentagon Armani maintained.
On the front, eagle emblem of the shirt also facing to the same direction as the official symbol of Indonesia. But, the eagle on the back of the shirt, facing the opposite position.
The T-shirts provided in three colors: white, black, and navy. Views of Garuda or eagle's military arise in the form of screening. The material used 100 percent cotton and fitting body.
Armani Exchange is one of the Italian designer's product lines, Giorgio Armani. It founded in 1991 in the United States with a market share of young people.
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