Secret Admirer
Hi! I'm April Rose.
Secret Admirer is a crush worthy mix of vintage, contemporary, reworked and mended clothing sourced and edited by April Rose. She loves workwear, studio wear, natural fibers, earth tones, fun colors, good basics, denim, independent designer, texture and shape and the occasional bit of whacky. April is also a sewist known for her patchwork and recycled designs. With a belief that there is already enough clothing in the world, her rework and repair practice utilizes the abundance of already existing garments and textiles to create sustainable and unique one-off designs.
Secret Admirer was started in 2017 in Portland, Ore., where April lived for over a decade before returning to her home state of New York in 2022. She now lives in Kingston with her dog, Pearl and occasionally teaches sewing and upcycling classes in the Hudson Valley.