A beautiful obituary for Emil DeJohn (“Emil DeJohn, prominent area fashion designer, dies at 88,” July 16). We were friends for many years, and then I hired him to design a line for me.
He was the most mild-mannered designer I ever worked with. Always had a smile on his face. I actually lost track of him the last few years. I didn’t realize he had moved to Ambler, where I now live.
Great job of capturing a special guy.
Elliot Schwartz
(Ed. note: Elliot Schwartz was co-owner of the Carol Schwartz Gallery with his late wife, Carol, at the corner of Bethlehem Pike and Chestnut …
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A beautiful obituary for Emil DeJohn (“Emil DeJohn, prominent area fashion designer, dies at 88,” July 16). We were friends for many years, and then I hired him to design a line for me.
He was the most mild-mannered designer I ever worked with. Always had a smile on his face. I actually lost track of him the last few years. I didn’t realize he had moved to Ambler, where I now live.
Great job of capturing a special guy.
Elliot Schwartz
(Ed. note: Elliot Schwartz was co-owner of the Carol Schwartz Gallery with his late wife, Carol, at the corner of Bethlehem Pike and Chestnut Hill Avenue. It closed after 30 years in 2017.)
