Sighsten Herrgård

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Sighsten Herrgård
Herrgård in 1969
Born	1943 Helsinki, Finland
Died	1989 (aged 45–46)
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	Fashion designer
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Björn Sighsten Herrgård (1943–1989)^[1] was a Swedish fashion designer and major trendsetter in Stockholm. In 1987, Herrgård was the first Swedish celebrity with AIDS to disclose their status in public.^[2]

Herrgård was born in Helsinki, Finland, and he moved to Sweden as a child in 1945.^[1] He received his fashion education at Beckmans School of Design in Stockholm and at the pattern development academies in Stockholm and Copenhagen. His career took off in 1966 when he won the Courtauld International Design Competition 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][3]}

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

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1. ^ ^{a b} "Sigsten Herrgård". Blogspot (in Swedish). DESIGNWALKERS. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
2. ^ "Echoes of the past". The Optician. 250 (6511): 33. 17 July 2015.
3. ^ "Aids and HIV did not yet concern everyone". Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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