3 December 2017
Bernhard Altmann is one of the representatives of Austrian textile industry's glory times which were interrupted by World War II. Altmann had to escape to London and later to the USA where he became famous for casual cashmere clothing - such as the sweater which is nowadays on view at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York. After WWII, Bernhard Altmann re-started the factory in Vienna and delivered from here products to the USA where the wife of his brother Maria Altmann (her life was documented in the movie 'Woman in Gold') was partner of the cashmere sweater business. (The Vintage Fashion Guild publishes a Bernhard Altmann biography and collection of labels of sweaters made in Austria.) Machine expert Maximilian Heissenberger revived with the production of hemp and merino wool knitwear not only old machines, he throws light on the history of the Austrian textile industry. |
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Recently on 2 December, Fashionoffice visited the Christmas market at the water castle Kottingbrunn nearby Vienna in Lower Austria. The market will be continued on the upcoming weekends (8 - 10 Dec,
16- 17 Dec;