Fashion Romance: Akira Isogawa

Australian Designer Akira Isogawa Autumn/Winter 2011

I’m loving the Autumn/Winter 2011 collection of Australian fashion designer Akira Isogawa. His attention to detail, craftsmanship and design skills are exceptional. His embellished, detailed designs evoke a sense of theatre and dreamy romance. Here are some quotes from his website:

“Richly embellished fabrics echo Eastern influences, and I have great respect for their traditions. Inspiration can be found from the past – re-using vintage textiles and sometimes creating replicas of them, incorporated with specific craftsmanship.” Akira. 

“I see craftsmanship as an implement with which to realise one’s vision. Timeless beauty and femininity in my design is profound, in a way for the wearer to express their inner soul.”

Technical skill, detail and superb craftsmanship equal the sum of the parts of work by fashion designer Akira Isogawa.

Dressing and Dreaming: Exhibition Review

I’ve been hunting about in my archives for articles that I’ve written. I found this piece that was published in the Sydney Morning Herald’s Good Living section some time back. It’s an exhibition review of Dressing and Dreaming, which was held at Sydney’s Sherman Gallery. I thought I’d post it on the MISS MOSS blog as well. Here it is: Dressing and Dreaming: Copyright (c) Siobhan O’Brien 

Australian fashion designer Akira Isogawa

Fashion is no longer just about ornamentation and warmth, it has evolved into an art, beyond racks, runways, streets, even our bodies. Our first whiff of this, was when demonstrators and feminists in the sixties recognized t-shirts as the perfect vehicle for artistic, political and social comment. But, now clothing has gone beyond the need of even having to contain a body, or at least that’s what the ten artists think in the “Dressing and Dreaming” exhibition at the Sherman Galleries. (more…)