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[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 68 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 35 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well hellloooooooo there officer.

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

The bowties! Holy shit lol, what a uniform

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month 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 1 month ago

As is tradition with the Nazis.

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

I think Himmler designed the uniform

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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