Troublemaker

Troublemaker is a German clothing brand operated by the textile mail-order company Troublemaker Textilversand, based in Cadolzburg, Germany. The brand is known for streetwear and slogan apparel, including shirts, sweaters, hoodies, polos, trousers, caps, and accessories, marketed under the tagline 'TM Streetwear'. Products are sold through an online shop and catalog; the company has no physical retail branches of its own but also acts as a supplier to other retailers. The brand has attracted public and legal attention due to its association with controversial subcultures. According to German Wikipedia, Troublemaker focuses on the hooligan and neo-Nazi scenes, uses the term 'Kategorie C' in its product range, links to related websites, and has advertised in publications of the banned neo-Nazi organization 'Blood & Honour-Division Deutschland'. It has also supplied relevant shops and army surplus stores. The company held the rights to the acronym A.C.A.B. between 1998 and 2007. In 1999, a police officer filed a criminal complaint for insult against a person wearing a Troublemaker shirt bearing the letters A.C.A.B. The Tiergarten district court dismissed the case, ruling that it could not be clearly established that the abbreviation stood for 'All Cops Are Bastards' and that even if it did, it could not be considered a personal insult because 'All Cops' was too vaguely defined a collective. The judge drew a comparison with the slogan 'Soldiers are murderers', for which insult proceedings were also dropped. A drawn print depicting violence against a police officer was likewise judged not legally punishable. Since spring 2015, Troublemaker Textilversand is no longer owned by Hoffman-Textil. The brand continues to operate an online shop and catalog, and its website includes a statement distancing itself from political positions: 'Spannt uns nicht vor irgendeinen politischen Karren! Wir haben keinerlei Interesse an links, rechts, oben oder unten. Alles was wir machen sind geile Klamotten...' ('Don't hitch us to any political wagon! We have no interest in left, right, up or down. All we make is cool clothes...').

Troublemaker is a German clothing brand operated by the textile mail-order company Troublemaker Textilversand, based in Cadolzburg, Germany. The brand emerged as a streetwear label selling shirts, sweaters, hoodies, polos, trousers, caps, and accessories through an online shop and catalog. It has no physical retail branches of its own but also acts as a supplier to other retailers, including relevant shops and army surplus stores. According to German Wikipedia, the company held the rights to the acronym A.C.A.B. between 1998 and 2007. In 1999, a police officer filed a criminal complaint for insult against a person wearing a Troublemaker shirt with the letters A.C.A.B. printed on the front. The Tiergarten district court dismissed the proceedings because it could not be clearly established that the abbreviation stood for 'All Cops Are Bastards' and, even if it did, it could not be considered a personal insult since 'All Cops' was too vaguely defined a collective. The judge compared it to the slogan 'Soldiers are murderers', for which insult proceedings were also dropped. A drawn print depicting violence against a police officer was likewise judged not legally punishable. The brand has been associated with the hooligan and neo-Nazi scenes. German Wikipedia states that Troublemaker focuses on these customer groups, that the term 'Kategorie C' frequently appears in its range, that related websites are linked on its internet presence, and that it placed a newspaper advertisement in the magazine of the banned neo-Nazi organization 'Blood & Honour-Division Deutschland'. It also supplied relevant shops and army surplus stores. Since spring 2015, Troublemaker Textilversand is no longer owned by Hoffman-Textil. The brand continues to operate an online shop and catalog. Its website includes a statement distancing itself from political positions: 'Spannt uns nicht vor irgendeinen politischen Karren! Wir haben keinerlei Interesse an links, rechts, oben oder unten. Alles was wir machen sind geile Klamotten, für Leute, welche diese zu schätzen wissen. Für alle, die noch Spaß haben können, ohne in festgefahrenen Bahnen denken zu müssen. Für uns sind alle Menschen gleich! Nur manche sind einfach cooler gekleidet.' ('Don't hitch us to any political wagon! We have no interest in left, right, up or down. All we make is cool clothes, for people who appreciate them. For all who can still have fun without thinking in fixed tracks. For us all people are equal! Only some are simply dressed cooler.')

• 2015

  Troublemaker Textilversand ceased to be owned by Hoffman-Textil.

• 1999

  A police officer filed a criminal complaint for insult against a person wearing a Troublemaker shirt with A.C.A.B.; the Tiergarten district court dismissed the case.

• 1998

  Troublemaker Textilversand held the rights to the acronym A.C.A.B.

Streetwear brand with provocative slogan apparel, sold direct via online shop and catalog; also supplies other retailers.

• Shirts

• Sweaters

• Hoodies

• Polos

• Trousers

• Caps

• Hats

• Accessories

1. 1TM Streetwear – Troublemakertroublemaker.de
2. 2Troublemaker – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Troublemaker – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org