Akira Isogawa is a name in fashion that needs little introduction, and keen collectors have started to chase after his iconic pieces.
Akira Isogawa is a name in fashion that needs little introduction. The subject of two major exhibitions, one at Melbourne’s National Gallery of Victoria in 2004 and the other at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum in 2018, and included in multiple exhibitions worldwide, every new collection was greatly anticipated.
Key buyers in the audience at AFW, initiated by Simon Lock, included the prestigious boutiques Browns in London, Biffi in Milan and Club 21 in Singapore. For those who are fortunate to have Isogawa’s clothing in their wardrobes, the label goes well beyond the price paid., based in Sydney’s Surry Hills, close to Isogawa’s atelier. She was also starting to see his work featured in“I still recall seeing his work in a collaboration with Graeme Murphy’s Sydney Dance Company . It was just fluid and spatial seeing his clothing literally in motion with the dancers,” says Watson.Her first piece from Isogawa was in the early noughties.
Andrew Shapiro, managing director of Shapiro Auctioneers, has sold a number of designs by Isogawa, with many on the secondary market selling for between $200 and $500.“Those who have Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto in their wardrobes are also looking to add to their Akira collections,” says Shapiro, who feels the prices for Isogawa’s designs are likely to double, reaching closer to $1000 in the next couple of years.
In mid-2023, Isogawa took a back seat in the fashion industry, focusing more on artistic collaborations and individual clients from his Marrickville studio. “I think from the start I was considered for having a ‘unique eye’, fusing the Australian and Japanese aesthetic,” says Isogawa.
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