Fashion Designer Nazi Uniforms Hugo Boss
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| Born | Hugo Ferdinand Boss (1885-07-08)8 July 1885 Metzingen, Kingdom of Württemberg, High german Empire |
| Died | nine August 1948(1948-08-09) (aged 63) Metzingen, Württemberg-Hohenzollern, Allied-occupied Germany |
| Nationality | West German language |
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| Known for | Founding Hugo Dominate Luxury clothing company |
| Political political party | Nazi Party (1931-1945) |
Hugo Ferdinand Boss (eight July 1885 – 9 August 1948)[1] was a German fashion designer and man of affairs. He was the founder of the mode house Hugo Dominate AG. He was an active member of the Nazi Party from 1931, and remained so until Nazi Germany'southward capitulation. His clothing company also utilized forced labour drawn from German-occupied territories and POW camps, to manufacture uniforms for the SS and later the Wehrmacht.
Early life [edit]
Boss was born in Metzingen, Kingdom of Württemberg, to Luise (née Münzenmayer) and Heinrich Dominate,[i] the youngest of 5 children. He apprenticed as a merchant, did his military service from 1903 to 1905, and and then worked in a weaving mill in Konstanz. He took over his parents' lingerie shop in Metzingen in 1908, as heir.[ commendation needed ] In 1914, he was mobilized into the regular army and served through Earth War I, ending it as a corporal.[ citation needed ]
Hugo Boss visitor [edit]
Boss founded his own habiliment company in Metzingen in 1923 and then opened a factory in 1924, initially with two partners. The visitor produced shirts and jackets and later work clothing, sportswear, and raincoats. In the 1930s, it produced uniforms for the SA, the SS,[2] the Hitler Youth, the postal service, the national railroad, and later the Wehrmacht.[iii]
Back up of Nazism [edit]
Boss joined the Nazi Party in 1931, ii years earlier Adolf Hitler came to ability.[4] By the 3rd quarter of 1932, the all-black SS uniform (to supersede the SA brown shirts) was designed by SS-Oberführer Prof. Karl Diebitsch, and graphic designer Walter Heck, who had no amalgamation with the company.[five] [6] The Hugo Boss visitor produced these black uniforms along with the brown SA shirts and the blackness-and-brown uniforms of the Hitler Youth.[7] [8] Some workers were French and Polish prisoners of war forced into labour.[9] [ten] In 1999, US lawyers acting on behalf of Holocaust survivors started legal proceedings confronting the Hugo Boss company over the use of slave labour during the war.[11] The misuse of 140 Polish and 40 French forced workers led to an apology by the company.[12]
After World War 2, the denazification process saw Boss initially labeled every bit an "activist, supporter and beneficiary" of National Socialism, which resulted in a heavy fine, also stripping him of his voting rights and of his capacity to run a business. However, this initial ruling was appealed, and Dominate was re-labeled as a "follower", a category with a less astringent penalty.[iv] Nevertheless, the effects of the ban led to Boss'south son-in-law, Eugen Holy, taking over both the ownership and the running of the company.[ commendation needed ]
Expiry [edit]
Boss died in 1948 in Württemberg-Hohenzollern, West Germany. He was 63.
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Hugo Ferdinand Boss". Geneall.net.
- ^ Lumsden, Robin. A Collector's Guide To: The Allgemeine – SS, Ian Allan Publishing, Inc. 2001, p 53.
- ^ "Hugo Boss comes clean on Nazi past". The Local. 21 September 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Hugo Boss Biography". [ permanent dead link ]
- ^ McNab, Chris. Hitler'south Aristocracy: The SS 1939–45, Osprey 2013, p 90.
- ^ "Hugo Boss apology for Nazi past as volume is published". BBC News. BBC. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Hugo Boss Acknowledges Link to Nazi Authorities". The New York Times. fifteen August 1997. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
- ^ White, Constance C. R. "Patterns: Dealing with Hugo Boss's Nazi tie." The New York Times 19 August 1997: A20.
- ^ Givhan, Robin (15 August 1997). "Clothier Made Nazi Uniforms". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- ^ (in German) Zwangsarbeit in Metzingen (Forced Piece of work in Metzingen), Ch.7: Die Firma Hugo Boss
- ^ Hall, Allan (15 May 1999). "Hugo Boss facing Holocaust lawsuit". Daily Tape. Glasgow, Scotland. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ Abramovitch, Seth. "Hugo Boss Apologizes For Making Nazis Look Fabled". Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
External links [edit]
- Hugo Boss at IMDb
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