Hugo Boss (businessman)
Hugo Ferdinand Boss (1885 – 1948), known simply as Hugo Boss, was the founder of clothing company Hugo Boss AG.
Famous designs
In 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).[1] Hugo Boss company produced these black uniforms along with the brown SA shirts and the black-and-brown uniforms of the Hitler Youth.[2][3] Some workers are acknowledged to have been prisoners of war forced into labor.[4][5]
References
- ^ 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. 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. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ Zwangsarbeit in Metzingen (Forced Work in Metzingen)
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