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SUMMARY:Hybrid Lunchtime Talk: Anna Nyburg\, The Clothes on Our Backs: How refugees from Nazism revitalised the British fashion trade
DESCRIPTION:Jews had long been active in the clothing trade in Europe\, developing new production and retail methods and excelling as designers. However\, in the UK clothes production was mostly conservative and design was not a concept. What happened to these Jews in the clothing industry after the Nazis came to power in 1933\, bent on ridding Germany of Jews? 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. And when war broke out\, it was Kangol who made the berets for the British army and other forces. \nBritish 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. It was he who thought up the twinset which became a huge commercial success. 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 Just one who was honoured was Miki Sekers\, who was made an MBE in 1955 for services to the fashion industry. \nAdditionally\, to show their gratitude to the land that had saved their lives and given them hope\, several became major patrons to the British arts scene. Harry Djanogly\, supplier of clothing to M&S and a major donor to medical and educational projects also\, was knighted for his services to philanthropy in 1993. Here Anna Nyburg tells their stories. \nAbout the Speaker \nAnna Nyburg is an Honorary Lecturer at Imperial college London where she has taught languages for many years. Her PhD dissertation (2009) in Exile Studies studied the way in which refugees from Nazism transformed art publishing in Britain. She is a committee member of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies at the University of London. \nVirtual Event guidelines:\n\nThe Library will send you a Zoom link and joining instructions via email prior to the event. Please check your junk email folders.\nPlease try and join 5 minutes before the event start time and we will let you into the room (do try and bear with us if this takes a few minutes).\nIf you would like to ask a question during the event\, please type your question into the chat function\, and we will endeavour to answer as many questions as possible during the Q&A. Your webcam will not be seen during this event.\nThe event will be recorded for the Library’s YouTube channel and will be shared at a later date.\n\nThis event is free\, although registration via the link below is required. Please note that our free events are run by staff volunteers. Thank you for your patience should we have any technical or audio difficulties. We will do our best to correct them but this is not always possible.
URL:https://wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/hybrid-lunchtime-talk-anna-nyburg-the-clothes-on-our-backs-how-refugees-from-nazism-revitalised-the-british-fashion-trade/
LOCATION:The Wiener Holocaust Library\, The Wiener Holocaust Library\, London\, WC1B 5DP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Academic Book Talks
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