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Look 16, dress

AKIRA, Sydney (fashion house), Akira ISOGAWA (designer)
Look 16, dress
 2012 {spring-summer 2013}

Medium
silk, silk (shibori, grosgrain) , plastic (beads)

Measurements
108.0 cm (centre back) 60.0 cm (waist, flat)

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
label, centre back neckline, woven in white on black acetate: akira / 2

Accession Number
2025.245

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

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