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Dress and shawl

AKIRA, Sydney (fashion house), Akira ISOGAWA (designer)
Dress and shawl
 2004 {autumn-winter 2004}

Medium
silk, cotton, leather, metal (fastening)

Measurements
(a) 144.0 cm (centre back) 40.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
(b) 21.0 × 170.0 cm (shawl)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the artist through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program, 2025

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales

Inscription
(b) label, centre back neckline, woven in white on black synthetic fabric: akira

Accession Number
2025.162.a-b

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

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