Broken Threads - The Destruction of the Jewish Fashion Industry in Germany and Austria (Hardcover)

Broken Threads tells the story of the destruction of the Jewish fashion industry under the Nazis. Jewish designers were very prominent in the fashion industry of 1930s Germany and Austria. The emergence of Konfektion, or ready-to-wear, and the development of the modern department store, with its innovative merchandising and lavish interior design, only emphasized this prominence. The Nazis came to see German high fashion as too heavily influenced by Jewish designers, manufacturers and merchandisers. These groups were targeted with a campaign of propaganda, boycotts, humiliation and Aryanization. Broken Threads chronicles this moment of cultural loss, detailing the rise of Jewish design and its destruction at the hands of the Nazis. Superbly illustrated with photographs and fashion plates from the collection of Claus Jahnke, Broken Threads explores this little-known part of fashion and of Nazi history.

General

Imprint:	Berg Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2006
First published:	2007
Editors:	Roberta S. Kremer
Dimensions:	270 x 180 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	136
ISBN-13:	978-1-84520-660-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Fascism & Nazism Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Costume, clothes & fashion
LSN:	1-84520-660-6
Barcode:	9781845206604

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