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The Willi Smith Digital Community Archive invites friends, collaborators and admirers of American designer Willi Smith to share in writing his history. This site collects and publishes personal recollections, new scholarship, video, and digital ephemera that contributes to a greater understanding of Smith’s life, work, and times.


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Sabrina Lahiri’s wool WilliWear coat, purchased at Saks Fifth Avenue, 1987  

Sabrina Lahiri



My WilliWear coat is from the eighties. I purchased the coat while I was attending the University of California, Berkeley, in 1987. I was on a tight budget but found this great coat on sale at Saks. I loved that coat and wore it all the time during my college days and into the future; I have kept it to this day. It has not lost its fashion-forward look; thirty-two years later and still looks new. It will stay in my closet.
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This website was designed by and created in collaboration with Cargo, as part of its ongoing initiative to support arts, design and culture.