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Fashion firm offers the genocide look

June 2, 2011 13:04
One of the T-shirts, as portrayed on the 'Hitler Hipster' site

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Dan Goldberg,

Dan Goldberg

1 min read

It's not quite a John Galliano but the brand identity is not far off.

A New York-based company called "Hitler Hipster" is selling T-shirts with slogans such as "Three Reichs And You're Out", "Back To The Fuhrer" and "Eastside Westside Genocide".

The existence of "Hitler Hipster", which sells the garments through a website run by an Australia-based web firm, Red Bubble, has rankled Australian Jews.

In reaction to the news, Melbourne-based, Jewish law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler, which previously provided corporate advice to Red Bubble, cut its ties with the online vendor.

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