Heather Sprowson
Contact:: hsprowson@hotmail.co.uk
University/School: Leeds Arts University
Location: Leeds
About me
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Fashion Design Graduate from Leeds Arts University
Heather Sprowson specialises in menswear and fashion illustration, focusing on denim and developing handcrafted textiles. A reflection of her attention to detail and love for illustration, she has been a shortlisted artist for the Fida Illustration Awards and winner of the GFW24 Fashion Portfolio Award.
Producing relaxed menswear designs, with a genderless approach, her graduate collection highlights an appreciation for craftsmanship and slow fashion pieces. Influenced by the historical impact of the denim industry and its 'workers blues' origins with a focus on denim detailing and development of highly textured, handcrafted pieces.
Inspiration
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INDIGO CHROMA 24'
An exploration of denim: past, present and future. Heather Sprowson's 2024 graduate collection 'Indigo Chroma' showcases sustainable denim menswear. Initial inspiration for colour and texture derives from her father's family engineering factory and the toxic chemicals worked with. The reactions that occur when chrome (chromium VI) comes into contact with denim, and its erosion of led, produce rusty orange and olive-green hues. Washed over time, chrome causes a breakdown of the heavy-duty workwear fibres.
'Indigo' reflecting the colour most associated with denim and its workwear origins, Heather Sprowson reinterprets timeless denim classics, appreciating the fabric historically known for its durability. 'Chroma' literally meaning, the intensity of colour. Referring to the hints of dyed orange denim, oversized crochet accessories and screen-printed green hues within the collection, inspired by chromes chemical reactions.
My work
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Detail
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“Denim is different. It gets better with age.”
