UPDATE, Sept. 8, 1:15 p.m. EST Since we wrote about the Instagram post Monday, Valentino has deleted its image on its official account. Below is a screenshot.
Italian fashion brand Valentino posted an Instagram on Monday that resembled an all too familiar shape. The two pairs of dark booties were styled in a way that resembled a swastika.
"Some shoes deserve a bed of roses," the post wrote of the shoes, which come from the house's fall 2015 collection.
Photographed on a medley of rose petals, the shoes, from acclaimed textile designer Birtwell, were styled in a manner that would suggest the historic emblem for the Nazi Party.
Mashable reached out to Valentino for a comment. The company has yet to release an official statement.
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