Men by clothing, horses by saddles. A good-looking piece of clothing will invisibly add to a person's charm. There are school uniforms full of youthful atmosphere on campus, shrewd and capable professional uniforms revealed in the workplace, and military uniforms in the army. Each garment reveals a unique style in the industry. Especially the military uniform, it not only expresses the aesthetics of a country and an era, but also can see the military, science and technology, politics and other aspects of the content.
In the period of World War II, there was such an army, their uniform was called the most beautiful and appropriate military uniform at that time, and this uniform attracted countless people to join the army, this team was the German army led by Hitler at that time. Hitler was the initiator of World War II, leading german troops that conquered 61 countries in six years and caused more than 90 million casualties.
Hitler was notorious after World War II, but the German army he led impressed people, not only because of the discipline of the German army, but also because of their uniforms.
Their uniforms were handsome and full of artistic beauty, and all of them came from a man who later opened a luxury jewelry company in his own name, Hugo Boss, who founded HUGO BOSS, which is still at the top of luxury goods.
A military uniform that attracts people to join the army
Germany has always been a country of excellence, attention to detail and perfection, and this attitude is reflected in all corners of their lives, even on the battlefield.
In the early days of Germany's Launch of World War II, there were not many people in the army, and due to the old uniforms of the German army, many young people were not interested in the army. So Germany could only rely on generous rewards to attract a small number of people to join the army, even so that the overall age of the troops was still on the older side.
In order to solve this situation and attract young people to join the army, Hitler, in addition to offering generous rewards, also invited his friend Hugo Boss to personally design and produce a very fashionable military uniform, which is not only very beautiful from a distance, but also very exquisite in detail.
At that time, Germany's resources were still very scarce, and this exquisite military uniform was undoubtedly a luxury at that time, and many young people signed up to join the army in order to have such a military uniform. Hitler's trick can be described as ingenious to the extreme, but all this can not be ignored by hugo Bosch, the great hero of military uniforms.
A generation of masters of art
Hugo Boss was born in 1885 in A small town called METZINGEN in Stuttgart, Germany, to a family that made a living as a textile and owned a textile factory.
Because Hugo Boss's family was still relatively wealthy, Hugo Boss's parents often sent him out to learn some new textile techniques when he was young, so Hugo Boss was born in an environment with a strong textile art from childhood to adulthood.
Later, after the outbreak of The First World War, Hugo officially entered the army to begin his military service, and in this way, Hugo Boss in the army witnessed the rise and fall of Germany at that time.
In the end, the defeated Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles, which left Germany militarily and economically devastated. After the defeat, Hugo did not have the heart to stay in the army anymore and chose to return to his hometown.
Due to the impact of the defeat, Hugo's garment factory could not continue to operate, and Hugo had to close his family's garment factory after returning home, opening several small clothing stores, mainly engaged in the production of sportswear and work clothes.
Hoping to make some money on his family's traditional craftsmanship, the economic environment in Germany at that time was so depressed that Hugo's clothing store closed down one after another. In this situation, Hugo chose to join Hitler's Nazi Party for his own benefit.
The birth of the military uniform
Hugo Boss and Hitler met during the Nazis, and during Hitler's difficult times, Hugo Boss, who was strapped for cash at the time, donated a large sum of money to him.
Later, Hitler came and went, gradually moving to the position of German Führer, and in the face of the shortage of German troops, Hitler thought of his old friend Hugo Boss, who had not been too smooth. Although Hugo Boss's clothing store was about to close down at that time, it is undeniable that the clothes designed and made by Hugo Boss were really beautiful and very artistic.
So Hitler gave Hugo Bosch the task of making military uniforms, which was also a chance for him to rise again. Hugo cherished the opportunity Hitler had given him, and he put all his energy into the production of military uniforms.
Hugo was very concerned about the details of the clothes when making clothes, so the all-black SS uniform he designed and made by Hugo not only reflected the capable and straightness of the military uniform, but also appeared solemn and dignified, which was very in line with the serious national characteristics of the Germans.
Not only that, Hugo Bosch also formulated military uniforms according to the different body proportions of men and women, male soldiers look heroic and cool no matter what figure they wear, and female soldiers can show the beauty of their own figures well after wearing them, showing the unique charm of women.
As soon as this set of uniforms was announced, it caused a huge reaction in society, and young people rushed to join the Nazi German army.
Hitler, after seeing Hugo Boss's craftsmanship, not only entrusted him with the uniforms of the SS, but also entrusted the uniforms of the Wehrmacht and the Youth League to Hugo.
Faced with such a great demand from Hitler, Hugo Boss, who had insufficient labor on hand, applied to Hitler to take forty French prisoners of war and one hundred and forty Polish prisoners of war, and commanded them to work day and night to fulfill Hitler's needs.
Later, Hugo was received by Hitler, and the photo of the two when they met was hung by Hugo in his apartment.
Later, after the fall of the Nazis led by Hitler in World War II, Hugo also abandoned Hitler in time to find other new ways out. However, in the subsequent war trial, because of the photo of Hitler in Hugo's apartment and his cruel methods of enslaving prisoners of war, Hugo was still fined a huge amount and lost the right to operate his brand.
Hugo's company was later taken over by his son-in-law, who died of illness a few years after the trial. But the Hugo Boss brand has flourished in the hands of its own descendants and is now clearly a world luxury brand.
brief summary
Historically, the things Hugo Boss did were unforgivable, and his actions were a serious insult to the human rights of others.
But if you look at the product, Hugo Boss is an uncompromising genius, and the military uniforms he designed are not obsolete even now. But no matter how good the clothes were, they could not hide the crimes committed by Hugo Boss and the nazi German army. There is nothing wrong with art, there is something wrong with people.