Broken Threads: The Destruction of the Jewish Fashion Industry in Germany and Austria - Hardcoverby Roberta S. Kremer (Editor) 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