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{{Short description|Dress or play as Nazis for publicity}}{{use dmy dates |date=July 2023}}File:Nazi cosplay uniforms for sale on display in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan 2006. Panzer, SS parade uniform, miniature cale models toy soldiers black uniforms etc.jpg|thumb|Examples of Nazi-inspired fashion for sale in TokyoTokyo{{Nazism sidebar}}Nazi chic is the use of style, imagery, and paraphernalia in clothing and popular culture related to Nazi-era Germany, especially when used for taboo-breaking or shock value rather than out of genuine support of Nazism or Nazi ideology.Its popularity began in the 1970s with the emergence of the Heavy metal, punk and glam rock movements: the Sex Pistols' first television appearance occurred with a person of their entourage wearing a swastika."Today Show - Bill Grundy" ITV. December 1976. Retrieved 3 April 2011.{{Primary source inline|date=February 2024}} Nazi chic was later used in the fashion industry.JOURNAL, Kidd, Laura K., 2011, Goose-Stepping Fashion: Nazi Inspiration,weblink Paideusis - Journal for Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Studies, 5, The trend, while having originated in the Western culture, by the late 20th and early 21st century became particularly popular in Asia.WEB, Manning, Charles, 2015-02-13, Trendy Teens in Asia Are Dressing Up Like Nazis,weblink 2021-06-23, Cosmopolitan, en-US, Nazi chic also partly inspired some of the fashion of the leather subculture.WEB, Maigné, Juliette, 2018-06-21, There's a Lot More to Being a Leatherman Than You'd Expect,weblink 2023-08-06, Vice, en,

Europe and United States

In the surf culture of the 1950s and 1960s, "Surf Nazis" would experiment with Nazi aesthetics, such as swastikas and Nazi helmets, and sometimes paint swastikas on their surfboards. Their motivation was often anti-establishment rebelliousness, rather than genuine sympathy with the Nazis.WEB,weblink Revealed: Surf Nazis were fine people!, September 2, 2017, BeachGrit, American artist Ed Roth sold plastic Nazi stormtrooper helmets to surfers in the 1960s, and told Time magazine, "That Hitler really did a helluva public relations job for me."NEWS,weblink Opinion | The Long, Strange Tale of California's Surf Nazis, Daniel, Duane, The New York Times, September 28, 2019, In the 1960s, some filmmakers looking for edgy and controversial ideas incorporated Nazi themes into their works for shock value, with the 1965 film Censored described as having "the dubious honour of being the very first skinflick to mix Nazis and naked women".WEB,weblink Somethingweird.com | Age Consent Form, www.somethingweird.com, {{Unreliable-inline|date=June 2021}}In the early 1970s, glam rock acts incorporated nazi symbolism into their works, often for the shock value and outrageousness, or for comedic effect. Steve Priest, of the glam rock band The Sweet, wore a nazi uniform and fake toothbrush moustache in a December 1973 live performance of "Block Buster!", on Top of the Pops.WEB,weblink Steve Priest | The Sweet, Thesweetband.com, 8 October 2016, 7 August 2020,weblink dead, In the 1970s punk subculture, several items of clothing designed to shock and offend the Establishment became popular. Among these punk fashion items was a T-shirt displaying a Swastika, an upside-down crucifix and the word DESTROY– which was worn by Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols, seen in the video for "Pretty Vacant". Rotten wore the swastika another time with a gesture that looked like a Nazi salute.WEB,weblink Punk and the Svastika, accum.se, 1 July 2016, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070321032935weblink">weblink 21 March 2007, In 1976, Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees was also known to wear a Swastika armband with fetish S and M clothing, including fishnets and a whip. These musicians are commonly thought to have worn such clothing for shock value directed towards the British WWII generation rather than being genuinely associated with any National Socialist or fascist ideologies, and those with such interests likely became part of the Nazi punk or white power skinhead subcultures. However, the English classical composer, Cornelius Cardew, a Maoist, wrote a tract that called punk rock fascist. In 1984, two T-shirt designs featuring Adolf Hitler were produced in West Germany.BOOK,weblink Charting the Divide Between Common and Civil Law, Thomas, Lundmark, 15 August 2012, Oxford University Press, 978-0-19-987636-5, 13 October 2018, Google Books, The more famous of the two was the "Adolf Hitler European Tour" design, which featured a picture of Hitler against the backdrop of a map of Europe, with conquered territories shaded; A less popular T-shirt featured Hitler giving the Roman salute, and a yo-yo hanging from his hand. The text read "European yo-yo champion 1939-1945". Sale of the apparel led to a legal case in Germany, in an attempt to have it banned as "glorifying genocide".WEB,weblink UCL Laws : Institute of Global Law, 13 October 2018, 14 January 2006,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060114165115weblink">weblink dead, In 1988, Ralph Engelstad was criticized for a party he held at his Imperial Palace hotel-casino in Las Vegas featuring bartenders wearing the "European Tour" shirts.WEB,weblink Lawrence Journal-World - Google News Archive Search, news.google.com, 13 October 2018, In 1990, the ACLU represented a high school student on Long Island who was told to remove the shirt or face suspension by school officials who claimed the shirt was anti-semitic.WEB,weblink September 21, 1990, live, ACLU Takes Up Case of Student Forced to Remove Hitler Shirt, Associated Press,weblink 13 October 2018, 19 August 2022, In an interview with Welt am Sonntag, Bryan Ferry, the English singer and musician, acknowledged that he calls his studio in west London his "Führerbunker". He was quoted as saying, "My God, the Nazis knew how to put themselves in the limelight and present themselves. ... Leni Riefenstahl's movies and Albert Speer's buildings and the mass parades and the flags - just amazing. Really beautiful."NEWS, Bryan Ferry's Nazi Gaffe, The Independent, Goodchild, Sophie, 2007-04-15, English heavy metal and rock and roll musician Lemmy of the band Motörhead collected Nazi memorabilia and had an Iron Cross on his bass guitar, but stated that he collected these memorabilia for aesthetic values and historical purposes and interests only, and considered himself an anarchist or libertarian and actually despised the Nazi regime's ideologies and their subsequent genocidal actions.WEB, damage case,weblink Russian MOTÖRHEAD Home page, 26 April 2013, dead,weblink" title="archive.today/20120526042049weblink">weblink 26 May 2012, In early 2005, a designer using the pseudonym "Helmut Doork"WEB,weblink Auschwitz Souvenir T-shirt, Metzitzah B’peh, 13 October 2018, began marketing a parody souvenir T-shirt with the slogans "My grandparents went to Auschwitz and all I got was this lousy t-shirt!" and "Arbeit Macht Frei."NEWS,weblink Auschwitz t-shirts for sale?, Ynetnews, 12 June 2006, 13 October 2018, Mozgovia, Natasha, In response to a complaint from the Anti-Defamation League, the design was removed from CafePress' website in late 2006.WEB,weblink dead, Online Retailer Removes Auschwitz T-Shirts After ADL Voices Concern, 13 October 2018,weblink 16 December 2006, The creator later uploaded it to Printfection. After Printfection removed it without explanation the creator then released it into the public domain, giving anyone permission to print and/or commercialize the design without permission.WEB, My Grandparents Went to Auschwitz and all I got was this lousy t-shirt!, Metzitzah B’peh, 31 May 2008, 22 February 2019,weblink Prince Harry was criticized for wearing a costume with a swastika armbandNEWS,weblink Harry says sorry for Nazi costume, BBC News, January 13, 2005, July 17, 2023, causing considerable embarrassment to his family. Harry's impromptu costume resembled the Afrika Korps, rather than more political units such as the SS. Writer Moyra Bremner commented on BBC News 24 that no one had stopped the prince wearing the costume.NEWS,weblink Harry public apology 'not needed', BBC News, January 14, 2005, Alternative hip hop group OFWGKTA uses the swastika symbol and makes references to Nazism in its lyrics.WEB,weblink Yasi, Salek, 18 July 2023, The Past, the Present, and the Odd Future, Huffington Post, January 11, 2011, Nazi chic fashion can be seen in the music videos for Madonna's "Justify My Love" (1990), Marilyn Manson's "The Fight Song" (2001) and Lady Gaga's "LoveGame" (2009).MAGAZINE,weblink Hope Allwood, Emma, Nazi Chic: the stylistic legacy of The Night Porter, Dazed, October 31, 2016, April 9, 2018,

Asia

File:Nazi cosplay @ Winter Comiket 85 @ Tokyo Big Sight @ Ariake.jpg|thumb|Nazi cosplay at Winter ComiketComiketIn Japan, World War II is not taught in schools as a battle of political ideologies, but as a conventional war. This type of education treats Hitler and the Nazi Party as charismatic and powerful leaders of countries during wartime, instead of war criminals as elsewhere.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} Uniforms and other imagery related to Nazi Germany are sold in East and South East Asia, where some consider it fashionable.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} Pop groups have dressed in SS-inspired uniforms.Sometimes in East Asia, for example South Korea and Japan, Nazi uniforms are used as part of cosplay.WEB, Sasportas, Olivier, Le Nazi chic, la nouvelle mode qui fascine de jeunes Chinois, Les Inrocks,weblink 2021-06-23, Nazi chic, the new fashion that fascinates young Chinese, fr-FR, JOURNAL, Jaworowicz-Zimny, Aleksandra, 2019-01-02, Nazi Cosplay in Japan,weblink Journal of War & Culture Studies, 12, 1, 37–52, 10.1080/17526272.2018.1427015, 165475524, 1752-6272, Several Japanese products have reused Nazi themes in their artwork, such as the 2010 card game Barbarossa,WEB, Barbarossa,weblink 2021-06-23, BoardGameGeek, en-US, described as the "softcore Nazi anime porn" with "anime Nazi girls".WEB, tomreimann, 2014-03-26, 4 Reasons This One Kickstarter Proves Humanity Is Doomed,weblink 2021-06-23, Cracked.com, en, The game was successful enough to receive an English release in 2013WEB, Anime-Based 'Barbarossa Deck Building Game',weblink 2021-06-23, icv2.com, en, as well as a stand-alone sequel El AlameinWEB, El Alamein,weblink 2021-06-23, BoardGameGeek, en-US, (also released in English).WEB, Anime-Style 'El Alamein' Deck Building Game,weblink 2021-06-23, icv2.com, en, 2019 saw the release of video game Mein Waifu is the Fuhrer,NEWS, Feder, Shira, 2019-08-05, Inside the Nazi Anime Video Game That's Raised Over $50,000 on Kickstarter, en, The Daily Beast,weblink 2021-06-23, described as a "Nazi-themed anime dating simulator" and inspired by the Japanese art and the visual novel-type of game.WEB, The worst Kickstarter projects of all time according to 2 podcasters who call out the most egregious,weblink 2021-06-23, Business Insider, In South Korea, an area generally isolated from Nazi cultural influences during the Nazi era, Time magazine observed in 2000 "an unthinking fascination with the icons and imagery of the Third Reich."JOURNAL,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20010129033200weblink">weblink dead, January 29, 2001, "They Dressed Well" A troubling fascination with Third Reich regalia elevates the Nazi look to what's chic in South Korea, Time Asia, 2000-06-05, 2007-04-15, Donald, MacIntyre, In Indonesia, the SoldatenKaffee, a café featuring Nazi decoration and memorabilia closed in 2013 due to controversies and critiques by international media as well as death threats and hate mail to the owners. The SoldatenKaffee, however, reopened in 2014, the owner claimed that his establishment was never aimed to promote Nazi ideology explaining that Nazism was only seen from a historical perspective in Indonesia. The SoldatenKaffee closed again in 2017 due to moving elsewhere for lack of local demand.WEB, 2014-06-22, Nazi-themed café in Indonesia reopens — keeping the swastikas and,weblinkweblink 2022-06-18, subscription, live, 2021-06-23, The Independent, en, There is an ongoing interest in Thailand in Nazi symbolism, particularly among young people. The fascination with such imagery is considered to be based on a lack of understanding of the Holocaust rather than political leanings or hate crime.NEWS, Hitler imagery in Thai junta propaganda film sparks outrage,weblink 4 June 2015, Mail & Guardian, 10 December 2014, NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170112234146weblink">weblink Thai junta propaganda film stuns with Hitler scene, 2017-01-12, 2019-10-09, 10 May 2013, The Japan Times, MAGAZINE,weblink KFC Is Not Amused by 'Hitler' Fried Chicken, Melissa, Locker, Time, 8 July 2013, newsfeed.time.com, WEB,weblink Thai educators grapple with Nazi imagery, Tom, Tuohy, www.aljazeera.com, 15 August 2013, NEWS, Ramasoota, Pirongrong, Ignorance, hypocrisy and Chula's Hitler billboard,weblink 18 July 2018, Bangkok Post, 18 July 2013, NEWS,weblink Hitler appears in Thai propaganda video, Fox News World, AP, 10 December 2014, A Nazi-themed restaurant in Bangkok was opened in 2013 called Hitler Fried Chicken.WEB,weblink KFC Threatens Legal Action Against 'Hitler' Chicken Restaurant, HuffPost, 5 July 2013, In 2006, a restaurant named Hitler's Cross was opened in Mumbai, India. It was later renamed after protests by the Indian Jewish community.NEWS, Mumbai's 'Hitler's Cross' Restaurant to Change Name After Uproar,weblink August 24, 2008, Associated Press, 12 February 2022, Haaretz, en, 'Nazi Collection' Bedspread was launched, by a Mumbai-based home furnishing company in 2007.NEWS, 'Nazi Collection' Bedspread Outrages Indian Jews,weblink 12 February 2022, Haaretz, en, In 2007, in Gujarat a men's clothing store named Hitler was in the news. After the outrage owners claimed they did not know Adolf Hitler.NEWS, 'Hitler' Clothing Store in India Asked by Jewish Community to Change Name,weblink 12 February 2022, Haaretz, en, In 2011, a pool parlour named Hitler's Den was opened in Nagpur. It included the Nazi Swastika and insignia. The Israeli embassy in India expressed displeasure with the naming. Simon Wiesenthal Center, an international Jewish human rights organisation called for the parlour to be renamed but the owners of the establishment refused to rename it.NEWS, Jewish rights body demand renaming of 'Hitler's Den' in Nagpur,weblink 10 February 2022, NDTV.com, A clothing store in Karachi, Pakistan called "Hitler Reloaded" is named after Hitler.WEB, theoutline.com, Meher, Ahmad,weblink October 12, 2017, July 17, 2023, Where 'Hitler' doesn't mean anything, A clothing store in Gaza is named after Hitler.WEB,weblink 'Name of shop is Hitler and I like him because he was the most anti Jewish person', 5 November 2015,

See also

• Communist chic
  • Che Guevara in fashion
• Jihad Cool
• List of chics
• Nazi exploitation
  • (:Category:Nazi exploitation films)
  • Stalag fiction, Israeli pornography
  • Nazi zombies
  • Holocaust pornography
  • World War II in popular culture
  • Waffen-SS in popular culture
  • Nazi imagery in Thailand
  • Nazi propaganda
  • Nazi symbolism
  • Nazi memorabilia
  • Murderabilia
  • Bans on Nazi symbols
• Thor Steinar
• Toothbrush moustache
• Uniform fetishism

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