Heidi Ackerman

Heidi Ackerman’s avant-garde collections combine style, sustainability and the bizarre. Studying fashion in Toronto, Sydney and Brussels, Heidi has since created two well received collections here in Toronto.

At the 2008 Toronto Alternative Arts and Fashion Week Heidi was awarded the Beefeater Innovative Spirit Award and went on to showcase her debut collection at LG Fashion Week in March 2009.

Heidi Ackerman has become known in Toronto for her otherworldly yet playful knitwear. By combining hand and machine knitting techniques Heidi creates graphic and eco-friendly textiles while experimenting with volume and new forms.

Heidi’s work has been featured in editorials in Fashion, Dress to Kill, Spade and ION. Her work is also available in L’Armoire Du Styliste in New York City.

Through her work Heidi Ackerman strives to challenge Canadian preconceptions of fashion and to help put Canada on the international fashion map.

Interpretation of Theme

Éthéré is an avant-garde collection for the new iconic woman; otherworldly and ethereal. With this collection Heidi Ackerman explores the realms between illusion and reality. Sharp and dramatic silhouettes are created by Experimenting with bizarre and geometric volumes.

By using machine and hand knit pieces Heidi is able to blur the lines between illusion and reality. Creating bold silhouett to empower and transform the wearer to new heights. As is indicative of Heidi Ackerman’s style she has searched out unusual sustainable materials such as cork and uses them to interpret the human body in new extraordinary ways.

Inspired by the glass and steel architecture of Berlin as well as the geometric prints and juxtapositions of the Memphis design group Heidi creates a new type of architecture on and of the body. This new terrain of the body will carry into the exhibit space which will be transformed into a subterranean landscape using a variety of geometric forms.

In collaboration with artist and Accessory designer Mathieu Missiaen (Ndeur) the complete look and silhouette of the Éthéré collection will be created from head to toe.