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In the English Tradition? Rima Model Gowns in the 1940s

Tregenza, Liz (2025) In the English Tradition? Rima Model Gowns in the 1940s. In: Insiders Outsiders Festival, June 2025, Online.

Type of Research: Conference, Symposium or Workshop Item
Creators: Tregenza, Liz
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In 1939, Leo and Greta Neumann established the fashion business ‘Rima Model Gowns’ at 8 St. George Street, Hannover Square, London. Within just a few years, Rima became one of London’s leading wholesale couture firms. The couple worked closely with established English textile mills and innovative modern émigré textile designers to produce their garments and were known internationally for their quintessentially ‘English’ garments with a twist.

The Neumanns’ success was achieved despite incredibly difficult circumstances. The couple, as Austrian Jewish émigrés, escaped Hitler’s regime in 1938 and faced many challenges upon arrival in England. Through garments and archival material, this paper recreates the remarkable story of one of London’s most significant fashion businesses of the 1940s and its founders.

Official Website: https://insidersoutsidersfestival.org/event/in-the-english-tradition-rima-model-gowns-in-the-1940s/
Your affiliations with UAL: Colleges > London College of Fashion
Date: 19 June 2025
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Event Location: Online
Date Deposited: 02 Jul 2025 13:54
Last Modified: 02 Jul 2025 13:54
Item ID: 24256
URI: https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/24256

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