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[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 73 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days 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 38 points 5 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 27 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Well hellloooooooo there officer.

[–] PolarKraken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The bowties! Holy shit lol, what a uniform

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days 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 7 points 4 days ago

As is tradition with the Nazis.

[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I think Himmler designed the uniform

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

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