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SBTEPHEN JONES
orn in Cheshire, and schoo- dio and workroom are all located seum of Art in New York and the led in Liverpool, Stephen Jo- in a charming Georgian townhouse Louvre in Paris.
nes burst on to the London close to the site of his very first milli- Now, as ever, at the forefront of fashion scene during its ex- nery salon. In addition to his Model fashion, his beguiling hats routinely plosion of street style in the Millinery collection, he designs the grace the most celebrated magazine late seventies. By day, he was widely-distributed Miss Jones and covers and enliven window displays
a student at St Martins; after dark he was one JonesBoy diffusion ranges. of the world’s most stylish stores. of that era’s uncompromising style-blazers at In 2009 at the Victoria & Albert From runways to race-courses, from
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the legendary Blitz nightclub - always crow- ned with a striking hat of his own idiosyncra- tic design.
By 1980, Jones had opened his first milli- nery salon in the heart of London’s Covent Garden. Those premises soon became a pla- ce of pilgrimage and patronage, as everyone from rock stars to royalty, from Boy George to Diana, Princess of Wales, identified Jones as the milliner who would help them make arresting headlines.
Jones made millinery seem modern and compelling. In materials that were often ra- dical, and in designs that ranged from refi- ned to whimsical, his exquisitely crafted, quixotic hats encapsulated the fashion mood of the moment.
Forty years later, Jones’s era-defining edge continues to attract a celebrity clientele which includes, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Elle Fanning, Jennifer Lawrence, Mick Jagger, and Royalty.
Rei Kawakubo is only one name in the rollcall of fashion designers with whom Jo- nes has collaborated. Since the early 80s Ste- phen Jones has collaborated with designers from Vivienne Westwood and Claude Mon- tana through to his current work with Thom Browne and Marc Jacobs, Jones’ hats have been an integral component in some of the most memorable runway spectacles of the past quarter century.
In Autumn 1996 Stephen Jones was in- vited by John Galliano to be the milliner at Christian Dior. 24 years later, Stephen is still the creative director of Millinery working closely with Maria Grazia Chiuri they’re creating striking and whimsical hats that every woman would like to wear.
Museum in London, he curated the hugely popular exhibition ‘Hats, an Anthology by Stephen Jones’, brea- king attendance records around the world. In addition his hats are also collected by the Metropolitan Mu-
pop-promos to royal garden parties, millinery by Stephen Jones adds the exclamation mark to every fashion statement.
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Today, Jones’ retail boutique, design stu-
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