Gary Aspden
Gary Lee Aspden (born 27 September 1969) is an English brand consultant and designer notable for his association with adidas. In 2014, He curated the adidas Spezial range after the head of adidas in the UK met with him and asked him who the brand should collaborate with. He proposed a range that was "somewhere between a sub-brand and a collaboration".
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- Gary Lee Aspden
- Born
- 27 September 1969
- Birthplace
- Darwen, Lancashire, England
- Occupation
- * Fashion Designer
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Spezial has released a variety of trainers, apparel and accessories and has collaborated with artists such as Goldie, New Order, Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher. Aspden began collaborating with adidas in the 1990s, and gained prominence through successful outreach with celebrities while working for the entertainment marketing team. After nine years with adidas UK, he founded his own consulting agency, Darwen Design, but is the chief curator of adidas' Spezial line, which he created in 2013. In October 2019, he held an exhibition of more than 1,000 trainers in Blackburn as part of the British Textile Biennial. In July 2024, a section of Knott Street in Darwen, Lancashire, was renamed Gary Aspden Way.
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• Landscape — no • Birth Name — Gary Lee Aspden • Born — 27 September 1969 • Birthplace — Darwen, Lancashire, England • Occupation — * Fashion Designer • Years Active — 1990–present
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Gary Aspden was born on 1 January 1969.
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- 1.Proper Interview: Gary Aspden, adidas Spezial - Proper Magazine. Proper Magazine. 16 September 2020.
- 2.Gary Aspden. Office Magazine. 25 March 2019.
- 3.Gary Aspden SHOWstudio. showstudio.com.
- 4.Spezial - An Interview With Gary Aspden. The Drop Date. 30 October 2015.
- 5.OB Gary Aspden is First Ambassador for Homeless Charity Nightsafe. QEGS Blackburn.
- 6.Companies House. Gary Lee ASPDEN - Personal Appointments.
- 7.Maoui, Zak. Inside Gary Aspden's personal Adidas collection. British GQ. 13 May 2020.
- 8.Sneaker fans clamour for designer's lace-up tribute to home town. The Guardian. 3 October 2019.
- 9.Adidas trainer designer has Darwen road named after him. BBC News. 2024-07-10.
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