Her warm, inviting personality paired with her keen sense of style, discerning eye and deep understanding of people helped Winslow quickly establish a name for herself as a milliner and fashion arbitrator. Her designs were worn by socialites, fashionistas, and local celebrities, and her store became a hot spot for the see and be seen crowd.
In 2002, after falling in love, Savage closed her retail shop and relocated to New York. She took classes at the Fashion Institute of Technology and renamed her collection Winslow & Ellsworth. ”It’s a combination of my husband’s and my middle names. I wanted something that celebrated our new beginning together,” says Savage, who concentrated solely on custom design for the next four years, creating unique hats for the city’s fashionable, modern customers. Fashion-
forward boutiques such as Jeffrey carried the line, and she built a loyalnfollowing among the society set, fashion, and art circles.
“How marvelous of you to know exactly the right hat
to wear at seven o’clock in the morning to meet a friend
who has been away.”
~ Oscare Wilde
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