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[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 66 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Inb4 Hugo Boss.

Hugo Boss didn't design shit, as he wasn't a designer, and his company wasn't in fashion design until after his death. His company was one of the many manufacturers that the regime contracted for manufacturing uniforms, namely the SS uniforms designed by two dudes in SS.

However, Hugo Ferdinand Boss was a member of the Nazi party from 1931.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 34 points 4 months ago (2 children)

They didn't really even design it, they stole the majority from the Massachusetts State Police.

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 25 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Well hellloooooooo there officer.

[–] PolarKraken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The bowties! Holy shit lol, what a uniform

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

TBF that's the more incongruous part of the garb, by today's standards. Regular ties look better, even if the whole thing feels like a wet dream of the Aryan Brotherhood:

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

As is tradition with the Nazis.

[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think Himmler designed the uniform

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It was two randos from the SS: a designer and an artist. It's in Wikipedia.