Albertus Swanepoel the man made just as big an impression as the hats he designed. I remember the milliner, who died suddenly this week, as extremely warm and kind, and quick with a question about me, even though it was my job to do the inquiring when I bumped into him at a work event, as I often did after he competed in the 2008 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. Laird Borrelli-Persson has written a lovely tribute; read it for the remembrances from people with whom he collaborated, and to see the scores of hats he made over the years both for Vogue photo shoots and for his fellow designers. |
