Vintage Hugo Boss Jacket made in Bosnia?

Discussion in 'Textiles, Needle Arts, Clothing' started by journeymagazine, Sep 18, 2022.

  1. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    I found this at a thrift store; at first I thought it was a Members Only jacket until I saw the Hugo Boss label!

    One thing that surprised me was the label in the collar says Made in Bosnia?!

    Is this a real Hugo Boss? How old is it? Does it have a name/style?

    Thank you for any information
    PS - Sorry for the exterior photo; the flash on the black cloth made it look pale but more clear than inside photos so I included one in case it helps.

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  2. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Brands started outsourcing manufacturing to Eastern Europe in the 1980s and then production of almost everything moved to China in the 1990s.

    Debora
     
  3. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    It's definitely has the 80's look. Ever seen one like it, because I can't find it (maybe need to take a better photo for image search)?
     
  4. reader

    reader Well-Known Member

    No need to do any further resesrch.
     
  5. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    I'd call it a bomber jacket (although a bit of a motorcycle jacket styling.) Let's see what others think.

    Debora
     
  6. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    Hugo Boss was founded 95 years ago In Jablanica Bosnia by Hugo Asan Salihamidzic.
    Mikey
     
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  7. Branka

    Branka Well-Known Member

    I was made there as well ;)
     
  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Hugo Boss was founded by German fashion designer Hugo Ferdinand Boss, Metzingen 1885-1948. Hence the name Hugo Boss.;)
    The company also made uniforms for the SS, SA and Wehrmacht, using wartime slave labour. After the war Hugo Boss lost his right to vote in W. Germany. The company paid a high fine.

    I bet my father didn't know about this dark side, he always wore Hugo Boss coats.:oops:

    As Debora said, many Western manufacturers outsourced manufacturing to Eastern Europe (leaving Western European workers out of a job).
     
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  9. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    And Americans. Which has brought us here to where we are today.

    Debora
     
  10. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    It didn't become an independent state till 1992, so that's the earliest. I'd suspect the jacket is later than that, given the war. Eighties, it would have said Yugoslavia.
     
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