Erik Braagaard
Karl Erik Braagaard (24 Aug 1912 – 25 May 2004) was a Danish-born American milliner, who had Erik stores in Paris, New York and London from the 1930s to 1950s.
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Braagaard was born in Copenhagen on 24 August 1912, the son of Georg and Mary Braagaard.
By 1949, he had a showroom at 10 West 56th Street in New York City.[1]
Adolfo Sardiña (1933–2021) worked as a designer for Braagaard in the early 1950s, before joining Emme as head designer in 1953.[2] The fashion designer Mary Quant began her career as an apprentice milliner for Erik in London's Brook Street in 1955.[3]
His work is in the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, including a c. 1941 hat made in New York City for Marie Cecile Wooster, the daughter of Baron Gustav Von Springer, who was married to Baron Eugene Fould.[4] The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds at least three hats, dating from 1938,[5] 1940[6] and 1950.[7]
Braagaard died in New York City on 25 May 2004.
References
- "Small Hats in Pot-Pourri of Color Form Display Recalling Cloche Era" (PDF). The New York Times. July 15, 1949. p. 22. ISSN 0362-4331. ProQuest 105618236. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- "Adolfo". Vintage Fashion Guild. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- "Introducing Mary Quant". Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- "Hat ca. 1941 (made)". Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- "Hat Erik American ca. 1938". Met. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- "Hat Braagaard American 1940". Met. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- "Hat Braagaard American Textile by Flamand ca. 1950". Met. Retrieved 13 April 2023.