Albertus Swanepoel
- Established
- 2006
- Founder
- Albertus Swanepoel
- Origin
- New York City
Born and raised in Pretoria, Albertus Swanepoel began his career as a fashion designer in his native South Africa before moving to the United States in 1989. He spent the ensuing years training and apprenticing as a milliner before constructing hats for Broadway shows and, beginning in 2004, for the runway shows of designers such as Proenza Schouler, Carolina Herrera, and Narciso Rodriguez.