The German clothing factory that eventually became the international menswear powerhouse Hugo Boss AG manufactured Nazi uniforms during World War II, most likely using slave labor. The revelation a… ...

According to the German-language book Hugo Boss, 1924-1945, the company - which was founded in 1924 - made uniforms for the SS, the Nazi armed forces, and the Hitler Youth.

German fashion house Hugo Boss always tried to brush over its links to the Nazis. But now it is finally confronting the issue face on by apologising for founder Hugo F. Boss' decisions.

Hugo Boss did not design Nazi uniforms, he did manufacture them, was a war profiteering Nazi scumbag who used forced labour, but he did not design the uniforms. More information here; https://t.co ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters Life!) - German fashion house Hugo Boss has apologized to people mistreated at a factory making uniforms during World War Two after revelations in a new book financed by the ...

The designs continued to evolve with modifications from the foundation of the SS in ... So, if Russell Brand was implying, as I infer from his remarks, that Hugo Boss created the Nazi uniforms, ...

Orders for uniforms from the National Socialist Party after Boss joined in 1931 saved the factory from bankruptcy. Boss died in 1948. The factory used 140 Polish and 40 French forced workers; most ...

Hugo Boss has issued an apology as the brand’s wartime history — they supplied Nazi and Waffen SS uniforms and used forced laborers — comes to light once again in a company-funded study.

Looks like Russell Brand probably won't be doing any ad campaigns for Hugo Boss anytime soon. "If anyone knows a bit about history and fashion, you know it was Hugo Boss who made uniforms for the ...

New book shows how German fashion house used forced laborers to make Nazi uniforms during World War II. By REUTERS SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 19:12 Hugo Boss store 311 (photo credit: REUTERS) ...

The German fashion house Hugo Boss has apologized for mistreating forced labor at a uniform factory during World War II. By Jewish Journal Published September 22, 2011 ...