Sophie Gimbel Rossbach: The Quiet Innovator of American Style Born in Houston, Texas, in 1898, Sophie Gimbel’s journey to becoming a defining figure in mid-20th century American fashion was anything but conventional. Her early life, marked by the loss of her father and subsequent relocation to Atlanta, instilled within her a resourcefulness and practicality that would later inform her approach to design. A childhood spent crafting mi…