J Smith Esquire

In the latest issue of Interview magazine (the one with Kate Moss looking ravishing on the cover wearing a Manish Arora mask), milliner to the stars Stephen Jones nominates Justin Smith as a rising star of the next generation of millinery.

That's quite an accolade! Jones is the preferred milliner for many international designers, including Marc Jacobs, with whom he collaborated for the Spring Summer 09 collection that walked down the runway last week (every look sporting a hat).

Smith's work is quirky and interesting. His hats push boundaries and make you think about what you put on your head in a new and different way.



(Photo via Urban Junkies, as well as a great article on Justin Smith)

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