The Clothes on Our Backs - Nyburg, Anna
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Jews had long been active in the clothing trade in Europe, developing new production and retail methods and excelling as designers. What happened to these Jews in the clothing industry after the Nazis came to power in 1933? Many found asylum in Britain, where soon the refugee owners of Kangol and other firms were employing thousands of British workers at a time of dreadfully high unemployment. When war broke out, it was Kangol who made the berets for the British army and other forces. British companies started to recognise what the refugees could offer: Pringle of Scotland for one could see…mehr

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Jews had long been active in the clothing trade in Europe, developing new production and retail methods and excelling as designers. What happened to these Jews in the clothing industry after the Nazis came to power in 1933? Many found asylum in Britain, where soon the refugee owners of Kangol and other firms were employing thousands of British workers at a time of dreadfully high unemployment. When war broke out, it was Kangol who made the berets for the British army and other forces. British companies started to recognise what the refugees could offer: Pringle of Scotland for one could see the benefits of hiring an Austrian refugee designer, their first. The refugees brought new technology, new display methods, a different attitude to export, and much more. It was no wonder then that by the end of the war the refugee clothiers were recognised as having made a disproportionate contribution to the economy. Here Anna Nyburg tells their stories.
Autorenporträt
Anna Nyburg graduated in Modern Languages from the University of Toronto in 1972, after which she completed an MA at the University of East Anglia. She taught German, Italian, and French in further education and higher education, notably Imperial College London where she is now an Honorary Lecturer. Following her PhD (University of London, 2009) in Exile Studies on the subject of refugee art publishers in Britain, she has published widely and also co-produced a film on refugee designers (2017). She is a committee member and editor of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies, University of London.