Hugo Boss (fashion designer)
| Hugo Ferdinand Boss | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 July 1885 Metzingen, Kingdom of Württemberg |
| Died | 9 August 1948 (aged 63) |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | Founding Hugo Boss clothing company |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Parents | Heinrich & Luise Boss |
| Notes | |
Hugo Ferdinand Boss (8 July 1885 – 9 August 1948) was the founder of the clothing company Hugo Boss.
[edit] Early life
Boss was born in Metzingen, in the Kingdom of Württemberg. After completing his apprenticeship and one year of employment, he founded his own company in Metzingen in 1923.
[edit] Support of Nazism
Boss joined the Nazi Party in 1931, two years before Hitler came to power.[2] By the third quarter of 1932, the all-black SS uniform (to replace the SA brown shirts) was designed by SS-Oberführer Prof. Karl Diebitsch and Walter Heck (graphic designer).[3] Hugo Boss company produced these black uniforms along with the brown SA shirts and the black-and-brown uniforms of the Hitler Youth.[4][5] Some workers are acknowledged to have been French and Polish prisoners of war forced into labour.[6][7] In 1999, US lawyers acting on behalf of Holocaust survivors started legal proceedings against the Hugo Boss company over the use of slave labour during the war.[8]
After World War II, Boss was fined for his support of Nazism and was not allowed to vote.[2] He died of a tooth abscess in 1948.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Köster, Roman (2011) (PDF). Hugo Boss, 1924-1945. A Clothing Factory During the Weimar Republic and Third Reich (abridged version) (abridged ed.). Hugo Boss, AG. http://www.group.hugoboss.com/files/Study_on_the_Companys_History_Abridged_Verson_en_final.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ a b "Hugo Boss Biography". http://www.abcarticledirectory.com/Article/Hugo-Boss-Biography/933303.
- ^ Lumsden, Robin. A Collector's Guide To: The Allgemeine - SS, Ian Allan Publishing, Inc. 2001, p 53.
- ^ "Hugo Boss Acknowledges Link to Nazi Regime". The New York Times. 1997-08-15. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B00E4DF153FF936A2575BC0A961958260. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ White, Constance C. R. "Patterns: Dealing with Hugo Boss's Nazi tie." The New York Times 19 August 1997: A20.
- ^ Givhan, Robin (1997-08-15). "Clothier Made Nazi Uniforms". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1997/aug/15/news/ls-22533. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ a b (German) Zwangsarbeit in Metzingen (Forced Work in Metzingen), Ch.7: Die Firma Hugo Boss
- ^ Hall, Allan (May 15, 1999). "Hugo Boss facing Holocaust lawsuit". Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland). http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Hugo+Boss+facing+Holocaust+lawsuit.-a060421770. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
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