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[edit] Uniforms

Does anyone have a picture that they know for sure is of a Nazi uniform designed by Hugo Boss? Not necessarily for here (it certainly shouldn't be the only picture here) but I'd just like to have one for my archives. --Andrew 02:00, Apr 6, 2005 (UTC)

A news story in which they seem to have a decent attitude about it - "we didn't know that; we have no archives, so we're trying to find out what really happened". Also claims they designed uniforms for the SS, the shock troops and the Hitler Youth.

The "Grand Prix Encyclopedia"

Who's Boss? includes lots of details and sources.

Hugo Boss (politische) Biografie - by one of the researchers who unearthed the facts; in German (which I can't read).

The Awful Truth has just a little information, and a (tiny) picture with Nazi uniforms subtitled "Boss" - but I think it's just a photoshop hack. The Awful Truth this is a mordern day photoshop hack, the logo Boss Hugo Boss was not used until the 1980's.

Some of these should be used as references to improve the article. --Andrew 00:36, Apr 7, 2005 (UTC)

As far as I know the ownership info is wrong Hugo Boss is owned by italian fashion group Marzotto P&G only holds a licence for the fragrance line

[edit] Nazis

This company should be shut down. The capital of the company today was built on war crimes. I don't care if all the founding board members are dead. The people today running the company are benefitting from these actions in WWII. CJ DUB 02:12, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

2 words; war reparations. In any case, it's not the role of WP to decide which company ought to be shut down and which isn't. Further, you could argue that Lockheed Martin with its 130.000 employees should be shut down as well. War profiteer, y'know? --TVPR 08:49, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

HUGO BOSS AG are one of the world's leading fashion houses, especially for menswear and just because they have a bad history doesn't mean the company should shut down. You expect companies inside a regime of the time to ignore it and hope they don't get dragged into it? Please...--Djkinsella 19:11, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Request article name change

I request that the name of this article is changed to 'HUGO BOSS' instead of 'Hugo Boss'. The company, like many others such as the spelling of eBay or iPod etc chooses to write it's logo like that in all written documentation, employees must write it that way and the press are asked (not always comply) to that presentation too.

If this can be approved I will also change the way the article is written with reference to the sub-brands of BOSS & HUGO again with the capital letters.

The issue is that this article is primarily about the company NOT the person, if it was the person it should most certainly be 'Hugo Boss'. --Djkinsella 22:06, 3 January 2007 (UTC)