Akira
On Saturday night I went to a breast cancer fundraising event and decided instead of wearing one of my handmade dresses that I would wear one of my dresses from the archives. An Akira Isogowa dress, which I bought in 2007 for my sister's wedding.
Akira is a Japanese born, Australian designer who shows his A/W and S/S collections at Paris. His designs have been shown in galleries and he has also designed costumes for the Sydney Dance Company and the Australian Ballet.
Back in February Gillian posted an article on whether Clothing is Art. Good question and I must admit that I was one of those people that said yes and no. There are definitely some designers that I consider to be Artists (with a capital A) and Akira Isogowa is probably one of them. His fabric is just stunning. The material used in this dress for example has been pintucked (all around), printed and them embroidered.
I really encourage you to visit his website and look through his collections.
That's a beautiful dress! I think if I was wearing it, i'd spend half the night peer down at the fabric and trying to work out all the details! :)
ReplyDeleteYou look fantastic in that gorgeous dress! Thanks for sharing such a beautiful piece.
ReplyDeleteMust have cost a bomb! Totally worth it though. His stuff so suits your style
ReplyDeleteAmazing fabric! You look great in that dress
ReplyDeleteThanks Merche. Lucky I got to wear it more than once !
ReplyDeleteShhhh, I got it on sale :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Morgan, but you know it felt a bit weird to not be wearing something I'd made!
ReplyDeleteOh that's exactly what I did!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, I've seen Akira Isogowa's work in the past and have always admired it. That is a gorgeous dress and it looks just beautiful on you! What a wonderful choice of pink.
ReplyDeleteRonnie xo
I absolutely love Akira too (no surprises there, we have the same tastes, oui?) He is one of the few designers I would consider breaking my no rtw pledge for... but he doesn't seem to sell in Perth anywhere anymore. You used to see his clothes in DJ's in the designer section, but I haven't seen them there for years now. *sad face*
ReplyDeleteOh, I should add.... obviously your dress is divine. I'm sure you were the belle of the event :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Carolyn, I was certainly the one in the most interesting dress... in my opinion :)
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