Amelie hegardt fashion illustrator biography of william

Fashion through brushstrokes

What is the difference between a designer and a fashion illustrator? One’s drawings are turned into garments, and the other’s become collector pieces, being framed, exhibited and elevated to the Art category.

Amelie hegardt fashion illustrator biography of william

Today, we talk about these differences with Amelie Hegardt, who is a fashion illustrator. Her images are delicate and raw, express movement as well as stillness, and seem sketchy yet contain lots of details. But overall, beauty is what shines the most in her illustrations.

Keep reading and see it for yourself.

Talk to me about your upbringing. Where did you grow up and what did you study in university (if you attended it)?

I was born in Canada but my family is Swedish, so I grew up in Sweden.

It was an outdoorsy childhood: cottages in the countryside devoted to horse riding.  I went to Stockholm School of Art, studied Art History at Stockholm University, thereon I went to Central Saint Martins in London.

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