 In 2004 Swanepoel collaborated with Marc by Marc Jacobs for a Fall hat collection, and the following year worked with Proenza Schouler on hats for a Spring collection.In 2006 he started his own company, Albertus Swanepoel LLC, which sells namesake collections to selected USA retail stores and to several international markets.His designs have featured in publications such as Vogue, "Harper’s Bazaar", Time, Glamour, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.