Faschion: The Hues of Hate

“You think fashion’s your friend? My friend, fashion is danger!” — Flight of the Conchords

The ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville this August wasn’t just a crime against decency, morality, and the laws of peaceful protest. It was a crime against couture. News footage showed a muddle of clashing styles among the neo-Nazis. With so many polo tops and tiki torches, it was more like a frat party than the launch of a Brave New World.

What is today’s Race Patriot to do? You’ve assembled your paramilitary organisation and chosen a suitable name: The Iron Pepes or the Cuckbusters perhaps. You’re ready to take to the streets. But before you burn the books you have to have the looks. If history has taught us anything, it’s that if you want to be taken seriously as a mass movement of the Right, you’re going to need to dress your soldiers in identical coloured shirts.

But what colour is a 21st century Fuhrer to pick from? What is your alt-Right outfit saying about you? Let’s take a look back at the 1930s, the golden age of ‘faschion’, and see if any of the classic looks might suit an aspiring Il Duce and Gabbanna.

The Blackshirt

Timeless elegance, the chicest of the chic, militaristic minimalism for the masses. It’s no surprise that the blackshirt look originated in Italy, the fashion…