I'm not partial to the martial
Or the plutocrats, in their beaver hats
And the fascists have the outfits
But I don't care for the outfits
What I care about is music
And the communists have the music
That same person was likely a fascist which says all you need to know about their taste, or lack there of. Either that or someone wanted the fascist police to look silly on purpose.
Edit: OP sent me down a rabbit hole with their reply, all I can tell from what I’ve read is that the founder of the force thought it was elegant and uniform.