Free Boss wallpapers and Boss backgrounds for your computer desktop. Find Boss pictures and Boss photos on Desktop Nexus. Number of employees 13,798 (2016) (88%) Marzotto Family (10%) (2%) Website Hugo Boss, often styled as BOSS, is a luxury. It was founded in 1924 by and is headquartered in, Germany. Originally focusing on uniforms, it was a supplier for organizations both before and during. After the war and the founder's death in 1948, Hugo Boss started to turn its focus from uniforms to men's suits. The company went public in 1985 and introduced a fragrance line that same year, added mens and womenswear diffusion lines in 1997, a full women's collection in 2000 as well as children's clothing in 2008/2009, and has since evolved into a major global fashion house with more than 1,100 company-owned retail stores worldwide (2016). 1933 Ad placed by Hugo Boss for National Socialist uniforms, work- sports- and rainwear. In 1923, founded his own clothing company in, a small town south of Stuttgart, where it is still based. In 1924 he started a factory along with two partners. The company produced shirts, jackets, work clothing, sportswear and raincoats. Due to the of Germany at the time, Boss was forced into bankruptcy. In 1931, he reached an agreement with his creditors, leaving him with six sewing machines to start again. That same year, he became a member of the, receiving the membership number 508,889, and a sponsoring member ('Förderndes Mitglied') of the (SS). He also joined the in 1936, the in 1939, and the in 1941. [ ] After joining these organizations, his sales increased from 38,260 ($26,993 U.S. Dollars in 1932) to over 3,300,000 RM in 1941. [ ] His also increased in the same time period from 5,000 RM to 241,000 RM. [ ] Though he claimed in a 1934–35 advertisement that he had been a 'supplier for National Socialist uniforms since 1924', it is probable that he did not begin to supply them until 1928 at the earliest. [ ] This is the year he became a -licensed supplier of uniforms to the (SA),,,, and other party organizations. [ ] By the third quarter of 1932, the all-black was designed by SS members (artist) and Walter Heck (graphic designer). The Hugo Boss company was also one of the companies that produced these black uniforms for the SS. By 1938 the firm was focused on producing and later also uniforms for the. During the Second World War Hugo Boss employed 140 forced laborers, the majority of them women. In addition to these workers 40 French prisoners of war also worked for the company briefly between October 1940 - April 1941. According to German historian Henning Kober, the company managers were fervent National Socialists who were all great admirers of. In 1945 Hugo Boss had a photograph in his apartment of him with Hitler, taken at the, Hitler's retreat. Because of his early NS Party membership, his financial support of the SS and the uniforms delivered to the National Socialist German Workers Party, Boss was considered both an 'activist' and a 'supporter and beneficiary of National Socialism'. In a 1946 judgment he was stripped of his voting rights, his capacity to run a business, and fined 'a very heavy penalty' of 100,000 ($70,553 U.S. However, Boss appealed, and he was eventually classified as a ‘follower’, a lesser category, which meant that he was not regarded as an active promoter of National Socialism. He died in 1948, but his business survived. As a result of the ban on Boss being in business, his son-in-law Eugen Holy took over ownership and running of the company. In 1950, after a period supplying work uniforms, the company received its first order for, resulting in an expansion to 150 employees by the end of the year. By 1960 the company was producing ready made suits. In 1969, Eugen retired, leaving the company to his sons Jochen and Uwe, who began international development. In 1970, the first Boss branded suits were produced, with the brand becoming a registered trademark in 1977. This was followed by the start of the company's long association with motorsport, sponsoring driver, and later the team. In 1984, the first Boss branded fragrance appeared. This helped the company gain the required growth for listing on the the following year. The brand entered the world of golf by sponsoring in 1986 and entered the world of tennis by sponsoring the in 1987. In 1989, Boss launched its first licensed. Later that year, the company was bought by a Japanese group. After the textile group acquired a 77.5% stake for $165,000,000 in 1991, the Hugo and Baldessarini brands were introduced in 1993. In 1995 the company launched its footwear range, the first in a now fully developed leather products range across all sub-brands. A partnership with the was launched in 1995, resulting in the, an annual $100,000 stipend in modern arts presented since 1996. Recent history [ ]. Hugo Boss Store in, In 2005, Marzotto spun off its brands into the, which was then sold to group. In March 2015 Permira announced plans to sell the remaining shareholding of 12%. Since the Exit by Permira, 91% of the shares floated on the and the residual 2% held by the company. 7% of the shares owns the Marzotto Family. Hugo Boss has at least 6,102 points of sale in 124 countries. Hugo Boss AG directly owns over 364 shops, 537 monobrand shops, and over 1,000 franchise-owned shops. In 2009, BOSS Hugo Boss was by far the largest segment, consisting of 68% of all sales. The remainder of sales were made up by BOSS Orange at 17%, BOSS Selection at 3%, BOSS Green at 3% and HUGO at 9%. In 2010, the company had sales of $2,345,850,000 and a net profit of $262,183,000, with royalties of 42% of total. In June 2013, was named of Boss Womenswear. Controversies [ ] In March 2010, Hugo Boss was boycotted by actor for the company's plans to close the plant in after 375 employees of the Workers United Union reportedly rejected Hugo Boss proposal to cut the workers' hourly wage 36% from $13 an hour to $8.30. After an initial statement by CFO Andreas Stockert saying the company had a responsibility to shareholders and would move suit manufacturing from Ohio to other facilities in Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania, the company capitulated to the boycott and cancelled the project. Plans to close the plant again in April 2015 also failed. In September 2015, Hugo Boss (UK) was fined £1.2m in relation to the death in June 2013 of a child who died four days after suffering fatal head injuries at its store in Bicester, Oxfordshire. The four-year-old boy had been injured when a steel-framed fitting-room mirror weighing 120 kg (250 lb) fell on him. Oxford Crown Court had earlier been told that it had 'negligently been left free-standing without any fixings' and the coroner had said that the death was an 'accident waiting to happen'. In June 2015, Hugo Boss (UK) had admitted its breach of both the and Management of Health and Safety at Work regulations 1999. The company’s legal representative said: 'The consequence of this failing is as awful as one could reasonably imagine. Since the day of the accident Hugo Boss has done all it can, first to acknowledge those failings, to express genuine, heartfelt remorse and also demonstrate a determination to put things right and ensure there cannot be a repeat of what went wrong'. Products [ ]. Boss Bottled, a fragrance launched in 1998. There are two core brands, Boss and Hugo. The ranges are: • BOSS, which includes both men's wear (1970) and women's wear (2000). • BOSS Orange, which includes both men's wear (1999) and women's wear (2005). This line was relaunched in 2010 as denim based casual wear. From the Spring / Summer 2018 collection BOSS Orange will be known as BOSS Casual. • BOSS Green, which was previously known as Boss Sport, includes golf-style active clothing in both men's wear (2003) and women's wear (2010). From the Spring / Summer 2018 collection BOSS Green will be known as BOSS Athleisure. • HUGO, which includes both men's wear (1993) and women's wear (1998). Products are manufactured in a variety of locations, including the company's own production sites in:;;;; and. Hugo Boss has invested in technology for its program, using machines for almost all the traditionally made by hand. Hugo Boss has with various companies to produce Hugo Boss branded products. These include agreements with, and to produce mobile phones; C.W.F. To produce children's clothing; and to produce fragrances and skincare; to produce watches; and to produce sunglasses and eyewear. See also [ ] • References [ ]. • ^ Cite error: The named reference AR2017 was invoked but never defined (see the ). Stada Arzneimittel. Retrieved 3 June 2015. • Cite error: The named reference AR20116 was invoked but never defined (see the ). • Roman, Köster (2011). Hugo Boss, 1924-1945: Die Geschichte einer Kleiderfabrik zwischen Weimarer Republik und 'Drittem Reich' (in German). Germany: C.H.Beck. • ^ Köster, Roman. External link in|website= () • Kober, Henning (July 29, 2001).. Metzinger Zwangsarbeit (in German). Retrieved January 1, 2011. • Timm, Elisabeth (April 18, 1999). Metzingen Zwangsarbeit (in German). Retrieved December 31, 2010. • ^ Chevalier, Michel (2012). Luxury Brand Management. Singapore: John Wiley & Sons.. The New York Times. November 2, 1991. Retrieved January 1, 2011. Hugo Boss AG. Archived from on September 2, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2011. • Lance Richardson, June 30, 2016 • ', Christine Whitney, May 20, 2015 • (March 7, 2010).. Associated Press. Retrieved January 1, 2011. • • Covert, James (April 24, 2010).. The New York Post. Retrieved January 1, 2011. • Perkins, Olivera (December 2, 2014).. The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 9, 2014. • Perkins, Olivera (March 20, 2015).. The Plain Dealer. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015. • ^ Press Association (3 September 2015)... Retrieved 5 September 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2012. Hugo Boss AG. Archived from on March 23, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2011. • NILS BINNBERG, wallpaper.com 11 April 2017 •. Retrieved February 13, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2011. Archived from on July 15, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2011. External links [ ] • • at the.
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