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1959–2024 South Africa
Albertus Swanepoel (12 April 1959 – 25 July 2024) was a South African milliner based in New York City, whose hat designs featured in the runway shows of designers such as Carolina Herrera, Alexander Wang, Narciso Rodriguez, and Tommy Hilfiger.
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To be able to expand my brand internationally has always been a dream of mine.
It’s a niche business, “a dying craft that one must make to be desirable and personable.”
I honor the great craft of millinery and make it relevant for today. My hats are personal, not precious; reminiscent, not retro.
Doing everything by hand is a certainly a message I like to convey, it also makes my hats more personable and special
One of my mottos is that my hats should look modern, not Thoroughly Modern Millie.
“I like, sometimes, to start by using techniques or concepts that might not work and find a solution, “or mixing high and low, whether it’s handwork with machine, or expensive materials mixed with cheap.”
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