Ensemble
2018 (designed and made)
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Sydney-based fashion designer Akira Isogawa grew up in Kyoto. He is celebrated in his adopted home for creating designs that merge kimono elements with a relaxed Australian attitude. Isogawa's debut collection incorporated fabrics from family kimono. His delight in the inside-out aspect of kimono —the hidden colour and pattern of its linings, and the properties of textile married to form — still informs his work.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Machine-spun plain weave pongee silk (<i>meisen</i>); stencil-printed warp and weft threads (<i>heiyō-gasuri</i>) |
| Brief description | Kimono ensemble consisting of customised vintage meisen kimono with silk sash and synthetic shorts, by Akira Isogawa, Sydney, Resort 2018 |
| Physical description | Ensemble of customised vintage machine-spun plain weave pongee silk (meisen) kimono jacket, with crêpe silk (chirimen) sash and synthetic shorts. |
| Gallery label | Sydney-based fashion designer Akira Isogawa grew up in Kyoto. He is celebrated in his adopted home for creating designs that merge kimono elements with a relaxed Australian attitude. Isogawa's debut collection incorporated fabrics from family kimono. His delight in the inside-out aspect of kimono —the hidden colour and pattern of its linings, and the properties of textile married to form — still informs his work.
(29/02/2020) |
| Credit line | Given by Akira Isogawa |
| Summary | Sydney-based fashion designer Akira Isogawa grew up in Kyoto. He is celebrated in his adopted home for creating designs that merge kimono elements with a relaxed Australian attitude. Isogawa's debut collection incorporated fabrics from family kimono. His delight in the inside-out aspect of kimono —the hidden colour and pattern of its linings, and the properties of textile married to form — still informs his work. |
| Bibliographic reference | Jackson, Anna (editor), Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk, London: V&A Publications, 2020
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| Accession number | FE.242-2019 |
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| Record created | April 2, 2020 |
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