Harriet Hooper
Fashion Design BA Hons
Leeds Arts University
Specialisms: Apparel / Menswear / Atelier - Pattern Cutting
Location: London, United Kingdom
Harriet Hooper
First Name: Harriet
Last Name: Hooper
Specialisms: Apparel / Menswear / Atelier - Pattern Cutting
Sectors: Fashion/Textiles/Accessories / Fashion/Textiles/Accessories / Fashion/Textiles/Accessories
My Location: London, United Kingdom
University / College: Leeds Arts University
Course / Program Title: Fashion Design BA Hons
About
‘Bilateral Being, AW24’ is inspired by the parallel between anamorphic art, transformational garments and a brain condition that I live with, called ‘bilateral vestibular hypofunction’. I create contemporary menswear that can be worn by all genders. When looking at the anamorphic skull depicted in ‘The Ambassadors’ by Hans Holbein, the Younger, 1533’, I investigated anamorphic using curved anamorphic art as the main inspiration behind my works, including both silhouette inspiration and print. The form of anamorphic art that I was inspired by can only be correctly seen by looking at a curved mirror which then reveals the image. The curved shapes in this form remind me of how the world looks to her when I have an episode affecting my eyes, caused by Bilateral Vestibular Hypofunction with Oscillopsia. This affects her balance and causes me to have an unsual side effect where my eyes shake from left to right uncontrollably for 10-15 seconds; this has no name but resembles Optokinetic nystagmus for a short moment. Due to this I created a bold print using one of my brain scans in this style of art. The brain print is shown in multiple places throughout my collection primarily on a head peace that is inspired by the MRI tube and anamorphic art. I wanted to parallel anamorphic art with my brain issue as to the plain eye I look perfectly ‘normal’ even though there are underlying issues. When looking at anamorphic art it has the reverse effect as it only looks like the ‘correct’ image when it is shown by a curved mirror or chrome pipe. To add another layer to my work I wanted the garments to be transformational, just as anamorphic art that can be shown in two forms is. With my collection featuring a coat that turns in to a bag as well a transformable hat and other multifunctional garments.
Competitions
Global Design Graduate Show 2023
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