Nazi Chic

[calbert at pop.tiac.net]

> Well, of course Rommel was a Junker, but still he was wearing the
> nazi-uniforms, which were designed to be especially impressive. At some
> point in Slaughterhouse 5 by Vonnegut it is mentioned, that Uniforms
> are designed to make the wearer a frightening figure, no matter how
> common he may appear in real life. The Nazis were good at that in
> contrast to the american army, who's uniforms in WW2 still let their
> wearers look like misplaced civilians.
> 
> In a hurry,

Thanks for porviding that opening. A relatively credible source once 
told me that the SS uniforms so smartly designed by Hugo Boss were 
based on those worn by Massachussets State Troopers.

love,
cfa