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POV In fashion, Nazi Chic refers to the use of Hitlerian paraphernalia in clothing. Fascist groups such as Sir Oswald Mosely's Blackshirts had used swastika armbands and various military uniforms since the 1930's. Sometime after 1945, various Neo-Nazi groups used clothing designed to invoke memory of Hitler to state their political persuasion. During the 1970's punk scene, several items of clothing designed to offend 'The Establishment' were becoming popular. Among these was a T-shirt displaying a Swastika and the word DESTROY- this shirt was worn by Johnny Rotten in the Sex Pistols video for 'Pretty Vacant'. The skinhead scene soon received an influx of Nazi-Skinheads|politicised members. Today, this has occurred to such an extent that in the public perception, the skinhead look is almost always associated with far-right politics, and anti-immigration or far-right parties are almost always associated with skinheads. This has led to campaigns by anti-racist skinheads, such as Anti-Racist Action, Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice and Red and Anarchist Skinheads, on the basis of 'laces and braces don't make a racist'. Typical street wear for the Nazi of these times would involve a shaven head, turned up blue jeans to cover a pair of clean black boots. The chest would be emblazoned with tattoos, oft covered with a plain white round-necked T-shirt. T-shirts would not have to be plain, sometimes they are complimented with overtly Nazi imagery or wording. A popular design would be "Adolf Hitler European Tour". Adolf Hitler European tour From 1984, two T-shirt designs featuring Hitler became popular. The more famous of the two was the "European Tour" design, which featured a picture of Adolf Hitler against the backdrop of a map of Europe, with conquered territories shaded. The writing accompanying the picture read:
A less popular T-shirt featured Hitler giving the Roman salute, and a yo-yo hanging from his hand. Text read "European yo-yo champion 1939-1945". Sale of the apparel led to a legal case in Germany http://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/global_law/german-cases/cases_bverg.shtml?03apr1990 in an attempt to have it banned as 'glorifying genocide'. Local courts found against the shirt pressers, although Bavarian state courts later found in their favor. The Bavarian State Ministry of Justice took a more moderate view on the matter. Image:Smartgirl.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Cosplay Nazi wear During the 1980's, some western governments took steps to reduce immigration. This combined with the classical Nazi Skinhead image has led to the downfall of the skinhead fashion and it's obscurity. Recent years have, however, have changed the fortunes of Hitlerian attire and various Nazi Germany uniforms as well as other related material are seen on sale in the far-east. Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan have all seen a growth of the popularity of casual wearing of SS uniforms, and are also large consumers of White Power music. East Asians tend to admire the Nazi work ethic, as well as militaries that wore Hugo Boss, drove in tanks made by Porsche and Mercedes-Benz and did as they pleased. The German and Israeli embassies in these countries have pressured the local authorities to shut down Nazi-themed bars, but these usually result in the bar re-opening with a changed name and no major changes. George Burdi, former singer in the Neo-Nazi band RaHoWa (band)|RAHOWA claimed to have sold many CDs to Japan, because the people believed themselves to be "the white men of the east". South Korea was a right-wing dictatorship until 1987, and Japan remains an ultraconservative country. Elsewhere in Asia, Russia is said by most to have the largest number of Nazi-Skinheads in the world (over 50,000). In South America, a great many people have Swastika tattoos. A possible explanation for the popularity of non-political Nazism in these regions lies in how the Second World War is taught in schools. Many of the countries did not participate in fighting against Nazism in the Second World War, but rather a neighboring country. The Second World War is not taught in schools as a battle of ideologies, but a conventional war. This means that Hitler and the NSDAP are not treated as war criminals or evil, but as leaders of countries during wartime. This means that students are invited to make up their own minds on how they view Hitler. Given that students are likely to be aware of his charisma and power, it is not surprising that many view Hitler as the epitome of cool. Most often in the Far East, Nazi uniforms are used as part of cosplay see Cosplay#International cosplay|international cosplay, although many people wear nazi uniforms or neo-nazi wear whilst being fully aware of the western revulsion at the idea. A different motivation has caused the popularity of nazism in Russia, which suffered hardships after the fall of communism, seeLiberal Democratic Party of Russia Western Reaction Predictably, western reaction to the Asian phenomenon has been one of outrage and utter astonishment. European and American visitors have often attacked people in nazi uniform without prior warning, and western diplomats have complained heavily. A person attending an REM concert on the 28th of September 1986 wearing the "Adolf Hitler European Tour" T-shirt was asked to leave by Michael Stipe. Recent western nazi or related paraphernalia Agata Siwek, who grew up near Auschwitz, has been selling key rings and shirts in the Netherlands with pictures of holocaust tattoos and nazi slogans http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=7955_Its_1939_All_Over There has also been a trend of German teenagers shocking their parents with nazi paraphernalia http://www.familyandsociety.org/Newsletters/FE-065/FE-065-10-Jun-05.html#nazi Kenny Howard, the founder of fashionable clothing manufacturer Von Dutch declared himself to be a Nazi, often seen wearing a shirt emblazoned with a swastika and the words "We lost". Some have said, conversely, that this was all part of Von Dutch's offensive humor. Coco Chanel had an affair with a Nazi Officer, and is believed to have had sympathies. Hugo Boss manufactured uniforms for the Schutzstaffell. Christian Dior spent much of World War II making dresses for the wives of German officers, although he had fought for France until the occupation of Paris
Category:Fashion Category:Nazism This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Nazi Chic".
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