What would Stephen Jones choose to mark his century? His
60th birthday and 40 years as a master milliner? With an irreverence that
counters his strong work ethic, the “mad hatter” has worked with private
clients, global stars and with some of the fashion world’s most famous
designers.
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| Suzy Menkee and Stephen Jones |
Tracing his trajectory from his home in the North of England
– with training at Liverpool College and London’s Saint Martin’s School of Art
and Design – Stephen reinvented the hat as both decoration and bold statement.
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| Stephen Jones for Comme des Garçons A distorted beret in felt, AutumnWinter 1985. |
Inspired by his punk and New Romantic periods in the 1970s,
he absorbed the changes in British society and made his hats tell their own
stories.
Read the interview by Suzy Menkee in Vogue.
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