As legend goes, many decades ago, Mrs. Cosby, the wife of Bill Cosby, saw a Koos van den Akker–designed sweater on a friend and hastily purchased one for her husband, who wore it on-camera while portraying Cliff Huxtable. After that, the Koos sweater became the “Cosby sweater,” a pop-culture stalwart forever associated with Jell-O pudding snacks.
While the Cosby sweater might have spawned dedicated Tumblrs, a mini-documentary, and a Bill Cosby–sponsored Cosby sweater bracket, it also jump-started the high-fashion career of Dutch-born, French-trained designer Van den Akker.
"Later, the attention came. Today, it's a fashion icon. I know kids in Harlem that have Bill Cosby parties! Where they wear ugly sweaters. I don't give a shit,” Van den Akker said to a crowd last night at a talk hosted by the Museum of Art and Design. By the way, he still dresses Mrs. Cosby. “I consider them friends. I hardly see them ever. It certainly helped my career. “
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