Molly Yestadt is an American milliner.
Molly Yestadt | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Milliner |
Life
editShe studied fine arts at University of Hartford, transferred to the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, and is completing her Masters of Science at Columbia University in Sustainability Management.[1][2][3]
She worked as an apprentice at millinery design studio Cha Cha’s House of Ill Repute from 2004 to 2007, and as a designer for Steve Madden from 2007 to 2009 and launched her business shortly after.[4]
In Spring 2009, fashion retailer Intermix started carrying some of Yestadt's designs.[3][5] Later that same year, a model wore a hat of Yestadt's at a photo shoot with Alister Mackie, then stylist for Marc by Marc Jacobs, and the design caught the stylist's eye.[6] This resulted in a collaboration with Marc by Marc Jacobs that significantly raised Yestadt's profile.[7][4]
Work
editYestadt has collaborated with designers such as Marc Jacobs,[8] Vena Cava,[9] Thom Browne,[10] and Phillip Lim.[7] Her works with Yestadt also have a number of celebrity fans, among them Rihanna and Courtney Love.[11] A number of retailers carry or have carried Yestadt's designs, including Intermix, Anthropologie, Henri Bendel, Barney's CO-OP, and The Hat Store.[6][7][12]
While a number of high fashion figures started out as milliners, such as Halston and Coco Chanel, the art of hatmaking has had a comparatively lower profile in the latter half of the 20th century and beginning of the 21st, possibly as a result of the woman's wardrobe becoming more casual and informal.[2]
References
edit- ^ Adams, Susan (2011-12-19). "30 Under 30: Art & Design". Forbes. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ^ a b coutorture (2008-08-18). "Interview With Molly Yestadt Of Yestadt Millinery". PopSugar. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ^ a b "Cool Job: The Girls Behind the Hats". Stardoll. May 2013. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ^ a b "Newcomer Molly Yestadt Gets Her Hats in the Marc by Marc Jacobs Runway Show". Hatlife.com. March 2009. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ^ "Marc by Marc Milliner Molly Yestadt on Hat Trends & Tips". Blackbook. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ^ a b Ivory, Sarah (2009-10-21). "Dossier in Conversation with Molly Yestadt". Dossier Journal. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ^ a b c Malik, Stephanie (2013). "Yestadt Millinery: Framing the face with the Marc by Marc Jacobs and Thom Browne collaborators". Dazed. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ^ Yotka, Steff (2014-11-13). "Marc Jacobs and Yestadt Team Up on Beanies". Style.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ^ Mccarroll, Courtney. "Meet the Designer: Yestadt Millinery". Of a Kind. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ^ Newell-Hanson, Alice (2012-09-20). "In the Studio with Molly Yestadt". openingceremony.us. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ^ Aleksander, Irina (2009-09-08). "Rihanna, Courtney, Marc Love Molly Yestadt's Haute Hats". The New York Observer. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ^ Pfander, Catherine Blair (2011-04-29). "Mood Board: Yestadt Millinery Looks to Vietnamese Hats and the Natural History Museum". WNBC blog. New York City. Retrieved 2015-03-08.