Sighsten Herrgård

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Herrgård in 1969.

Herrgård family grave at Bromma Churchyard

Björn Sighsten Herrgård (8 January 1943 in Helsinki – 20 November 1989 in Stockholm) was a Finnish-born Swedish fashion designer and major trendsetter in Stockholm. In 1987, Herrgård was the first Swedish celebrity with AIDS to disclose their status in public.^[1]

Sighsten Herrgård received his fashion education at in Stockholm and at the academies in Stockholm and Copenhagen. His career took off in 1966 when he won the with a collection of unisex clothing. In the 1970s Herrgård established internationally in Paris and North America; he also started a company in Stockholm and worked with television, magazines and shows.^{[citation needed]}

On 29 July 1987 Herrgård held a press conference, stating that "I'm going to die. I have AIDS. I may only have months left, but I want to die with dignity". His partner Roar Klingenberg (22 November 1941 – 21 September 1984), the first AIDS patient diagnosed in Sweden, had died 3 years earlier.^{[failed verification][2]}

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• (in Swedish) 100 år med Aftonbladet – 1980-talet: Sighsten Herrgård gav seklets nya farsot ett ansikte

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