Founded in 1924 in Metzingen, Germany, Hugo Boss AG is one of the most popular fashion companies in the world. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that many of their products are faked – especially suits and blazers.
In this article, you’ll learn how to recognize a genuine one.
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#1 – Introduction
Before we begin, I’d like to mention that …:
(1) …the focus of this article are men’s and women’s suits from the BOSS and HUGO brand lines. Baldessarini Hugo Boss and Hugo Boss Tailored/Selection suits and blazers won’t be covered in this article because these lines were, as far as I know, never faked.
(2) …a lot of information from this article will also help you to spot fake Hugo Boss leather jackets, coats, pants and shirts (but not accessories, cosmetics and footwear).
(3) … Hugo Boss suit/blazers are, in the vast majority of cases, made OUTSIDE of Germany. Most of them are made in Turkey and various Central and Eastern European countries (Bulgaria, Lithuania, Croatia and others).
(4) …I’m not affiliated with Hugo Boss AG in any way whatsoever.
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#2 – How to Spot a Fake Hugo Boss Suit/Blazer
Check the Logo and its Position
Hugo Boss, like Giorgio Armani and Ralph Lauren, is consisted of multiple brand lines. Each of them targets different customers (BOSS, for example, targets those who prefer more conservative and less flashy clothes whereas HUGO targets those who prefer flashier clothes that follow the latest fashion trends) and has its own logo.
In this section, I’ll be showing you which logos you can find on Hugo Boss brand lines covered in this article (BOSS, HUGO and Hugo Boss Tailored/Selection).
BOSS
The first variant of the BOSS logo (which it’s unlikely that you’ll ever see) can be found on vintage BOSS suits and blazer models made before 1993. As you can see in the picture below, this logo is of white color on which “BOSS” and “Hugo Boss” are written in black letters.
On suits, the logo is located below the inner right pocket. On some blazers, it’s located on the inner side, slightly below the collar and it’ll look like in the picture below (its design might vary depending on model).
The second variant of the BOSS logo (which you may have a chance to see) can be found on vintage BOSS suit and blazer models from the mid ’90s and early ’00s. That logo is of black color on which “BOSS” and “Hugo Boss” are written in white letters, as seen in the picture below.
From what I’ve seen, the logo is always located below the inner right pocket. On some blazers, depending on the model, its design may slightly differ. One such example is shown in the picture below.
The third variant of the BOSS logo (and the most common) can be found below the RIGHT pocket on suits and jacket models from the late ’00s and early ’10s. In this variant, “BOSS” and “Hugo Boss” are written in smaller letters of different font. As you can see in the picture below, they’re much less pronounced in this logo variant in comparison to the previous one!
On suits, this logo variant (shown in the picture above) is located below the inner RIGHT pocket and on blazers it’s located on the inner side, slightly below the collar. The logo looks identical (or very similar) to the one seen in the picture below.
And finally, the fourth variant (current as of time of this writing) of the BOSS logo is of black color on which “BOSS” is written in extra bolded white letters, as seen in the picture below. Its shape is identical on both suits (where it’s located below the inner right pocket) and blazers (where it’s located on the inner side, slightly below the collar).
In case you ever see a BOSS suit/blazer whose logo is located in a different place and/or if it significantly differs from those that’re listed here, it’s a fake. In this section, you can see some examples of fake Hugo Boss suits/blazers.
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HUGO
The first variant of the HUGO logo can be found on suits and jacket models from the ’90s and early ’00s. That logo (shown in the picture below) is of red color on which “HUGO” and “Hugo Boss” are written in black letters and is located (on both suits and blazers) on the inner side, slightly below the collar.
The second variant of the HUGO logo can be found on suits and jacket models from the late ’00s and early ’10s. That logo is of red color (which is slightly darker) on which “HUGO” and “Hugo Boss” are written in black letters. It can be located either under the inner LEFT pocket or on the inner side, slightly below the collar.
The size and length of this logo depends on the model of the suit/blazer – on some, it’s bigger and shorter (shown in the picture above) and on others, smaller and longer (similar in size to the first variant).
And finally, the fourth variant (current as of time of this writing) of the HUGO logo is of red color on which “HUGO” is written in extra bolded black letters. Its design is the same on suits and blazers and it’s ALWAYS located on their inner side, slightly below the collar. In the picture below you can see how it looks like.
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Care Labels
Every Hugo Boss suit jacket /blazer, regardless of brand line, should contain a care label inside the left inner pocket. On suits pants, it should be located inside the pants (below the waist) and if a vest is included, it’s inside one of vest pockets. All of them should be 100% identical.
As of time of this writing, there’re five variants of care labels.
The first variant of the care label (seen in the picture above) can be found exclusively on vintage BOSS suits/blazers that have the first and second logo variant. It’s made from tear resistant cardboard-like material, is of simple design and features product information written in Germanglish (keep in mind that some variations won’t indicate the country of origin). In case that suit/blazer is made from 100% wool, the Woolmark tag will be present as well (on some models, it’ll be printed on the care label).
Care labels from this variant come in different sizes and sub-variations, each of them being similar to the one shown in the picture above (which features hardly visible fibers forming the words Hugo Boss on both sides, which usually isn’t the norm). The only exceptions are those of suits/blazers that were made in the US (where all the information is written in proper English, as seen in the picture below). Besides the Woolmark tag, they also feature the Unite! tag as well.
The second variant of the care label (shown in the picture below) can be found exclusively on vintage BOSS suits/blazers that have the second and third logo variant. It’s made from tear resistant cardboard-like material and features hardly visible fibers forming the words Hugo Boss on both sides and product information written in English, French and Spanish (and not in Germanglish).
In case the suit/blazer is made from 100% wool, the Woolmark tag (located in a separate tag) will be present as well. US-made suits/blazers may also feature the Unite! logo on a separate tag.
The third variant of the care label (shown in the picture below) can be found exclusively on BOSS suits/blazers that have the third logo variant. It’s made from tear-resistant plastic and features a QR code and multiple pages containing information in various languages, from English to Chinese. This variant doesn’t come with the Woolmark or Unite! tags.
The fourth variant of the care label (shown in the picture below) is current as of time of this writing. It’s made from tear-resistant plastic and features multiple pages containing information in various languages (from English to Chinese) and a QR code on the last one. Compared to the previous variant, it’s of different (and somewhat simpler) design. This variant doesn’t come with the Woolmark or Unite! tags.
Although normally found only on custom, German-made Hugo Boss Tailored/Selection suits/blazers, the fifth variant of the care label (seen in the picture below) can SOMETIMES also be found on their custom-made BOSS and HUGO counterparts. It’s made from tear-resistant plastic and contains product information in German.
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Quality of Fabrics
If you ask an average Joe/ Jane what his/her opinion of Hugo Boss suits is, (s)he’ll say that they’re, alongside Armani’s, the best ones in the market. As a person who has sold, owned and owns a lot of Hugo Boss suits and blazers, I can say with ABSOLUTE certainty that this isn’t the case – their quality is nothing special.
Why I’m saying this?
Because they are, despite their relatively high price tag, fused (the only exception being those coming from the Tailored/Selection brand line, which are half-canvassed). Such suits may look sharp and clean when you buy them but won’t last for too long if you use them regularly. However, their fully canvassed Canali, Corneliani and Ermenegildo Zegna counterparts (which cost about the same or slightly more on eBay) will, if properly cared for, last for decades (I own a couple of sport coats that are 30+ years old and look as good as new). Also, they’re much more comfortable to wear because they are more breathable and less stiff!
The ONLY thing that I (and many others) like about Hugo Boss suits and blazers are their fabrics – their quality is, regardless of brand label, quite good. In many cases, they’ll be made from the exact same fabrics (if not better) that high-end suit makers like Isaia, Kiton, and Cesare Attolini use. That certainly won’t be the case with fake Hugo Boss suits, which are usually made from low-quality fabrics. In the picture above, you can see the inner label of a fake Hugo Boss blazer (God knows what it’s actually made of 🙂 ).
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#3 – Some Final Words
Now that you know how to easily recognize fake Hugo Boss suits/blazers, I’m certain that you’ll be able to find some genuine pieces for a very great price – like I did multiple times. Should you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask in the comments AND notify me on Instagram by writing a comment under my latest photo!
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Until next time.
Your man,
-Leon
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Hi there,
A quick thank you for a very informative and useful webpage! I am selling a Hugo Boss wool coat, and was unable to find the care labels – because I never opened the stitched inner pockets.
The inner pockets aren’t supposed to be stitched, only the outside ones.