Hugo Boss Made Nazi Uniforms
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Hugo boss made nazi uniforms. It was founded in 1924 by hugo boss and originally produced general purpose clothing. With the rise of the nazi party in the 1930s boss began to produce and sell nazi uniforms. Became known for classic men s suits and flashy ties the clothing manufacturer made uniforms for the nazis a company spokeswoman acknowledged today. Damien will explore the dark past of the designer hugo boss.
Bundesarchiv bild 152 11 12 cc by sa 3 0 the little clothing company flourished with the government contracts and by 1933 boss was manufacturing uniforms for the ss hitler youth and the brown shirts worn by the paramilitary wing of the nazi party. The firm founded by hugo boss made uniforms for the nazi party shortly afterwards brand was kicked out by the magazine s editor dylan jones. In this episode of the babocks show rev. A statement from hugo boss ag based in metzingen germany.
Did he design nazi uniforms. Hugo boss the german designer joined the nazi party in 1931 hitler came to power in 1933 and created the uniforms worn by the hitler youth. Was hugo boss a nazi. In 1933 hugo boss was producing the uniforms for the ss and hitler youth as well as the standard nazi brownshirts.
The company said it had become aware of the dealings with the nazis after the name of its founder hugo boss who died in 1948. Hugo boss was just about bankrupt in 1931 which just so happens to be the same year boss went and joined the nazi party. Did he use forced workers. When germany began to more intensely remilitarize in 1938 hugo boss began to produce uniforms for the nazi armed forces.
Did he have a. The german clothing factory that eventually became the international menswear powerhouse hugo boss ag manufactured nazi uniforms during world war ii most likely using slave labor. They received orders for. According to the comedian s twitter feed.
Hugo boss ag often styled as boss is a german luxury fashion house headquartered in metzingen. According to popular wisdom hugo ferdinand boss founder of the hugo boss fashion brand was responsible for designing nazi germany s military uniforms most notably the sleek menacing black ss uniform. To come clear right at the beginning it s not true. The company also used forced labor from nazi prisoners.
The revelation appeared in the austrian current affairs magazine profil.