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Top and skirt

AKIRA, Sydney (fashion house), Akira ISOGAWA (designer)
Top and skirt
 2007 {spring-summer 2008}

Medium
silk (dupion, crêpe de chine), metal (fastenings)

Measurements
(a) 10.0 cm (centre back) 40.0 cm (waist, flat) (top)
(b) 82.0 cm (centre back) 34.0 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)

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
(a) label, left front, woven in white on black acetate: akira / 2
(b) label, centre back waistline, woven in white on black acetate: akira / 2

Accession Number
2025.207.a-b

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

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