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Clothing Br<strong>and</strong>s & Prints<br />

There are numerous neo-Nazi clothing br<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> clothes with racist slogans<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>signs</strong> printed on them. The following examples are br<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> prints<br />

which are predominantly sold through right-wing networks <strong>and</strong> mail order<br />

companies. All br<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> labels in this chapter have been seen being worn<br />

by supporters in football stadiums.<br />

MASTERRACE EUROPE<br />

Clothes with the label “Masterrace” are sold all<br />

over <strong>Euro</strong>pe.<br />

HATECRIME AND HC STREETWEAR<br />

“H<strong>at</strong>ecrime” is a US-neo-Nazi clothing br<strong>and</strong><br />

sold in <strong>Euro</strong>pe.<br />

THOR STEINAR<br />

Clothing br<strong>and</strong> initially with a logo of a<br />

combined wolfsrod <strong>and</strong> Tyr-rune.<br />

The company had to alter their logo after it<br />

was banned in several countries. The br<strong>and</strong><br />

remains well connected to the far-right scene<br />

<strong>and</strong> is very popular among neo-Nazis.<br />

CONSDAPLE<br />

The clothing br<strong>and</strong> CONSDAPLE is popular<br />

among racists <strong>and</strong> neo-Nazis as it contains<br />

the initials of the N<strong>at</strong>ional Socialist Party of<br />

Germany (NSDAP). The word itself derived<br />

from “constable”.<br />

The font resembles the logo of the clothing<br />

br<strong>and</strong> LONSDALE, which explicitly objects<br />

to any far-right or racist ideas.<br />

In the English language, a h<strong>at</strong>ecrime is<br />

defined as “a criminal offence committed<br />

against a person, property or society, which<br />

is motiv<strong>at</strong>ed, fully or partly, by race, religion,<br />

disability, sexual orient<strong>at</strong>ion or ethnicity/<br />

n<strong>at</strong>ional origin.”<br />

Don’t confuse with “H<strong>at</strong>ebreed” a non<strong>discrimin<strong>at</strong>ory</strong><br />

US music b<strong>and</strong> which uses a<br />

similar design.<br />

WERWOLF (Werewolf)<br />

German neo-Nazi clothing br<strong>and</strong><br />

( Wolfs-Rod).<br />

Walhall<br />

Walhall is a myth of a pagan Viking religion<br />

where God Odin sends fallen Nordic/<br />

Germanic “Aryan” warriors. Racists <strong>and</strong> neo-<br />

Nazis use this pagan symbol to show their<br />

h<strong>at</strong>e for the “ruling” Christian religion. The<br />

clothing br<strong>and</strong> is popular among neo-Nazis.<br />

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