Give newcomers a go, says fashion chief Nov 6, 2009
Lisa Ho, Nicky Zimmerman, Akira Isogawa and Michelle Jank also studied under Mr Huxley. "It would be great if they didn't have to go and work for someone else, if they were able to use their own signature and be creative. It's a gift, so they should have a ball with it.'' Join the conversation You're the only person reading this now. . . Related Coverage Top Life articles Lifestyle Topics (342) (172) (132) (114) (95) (46) (223) (46) (25) (24) (23) (23) (20) (20) (19) (19) (16) (16) (16) (15)... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
The right calibre Oct 20, 2009
In recent years it has been filled by Australia's biggest fashion names, including Collette Dinnigan, Alex Perry, Akira Isogawa and Peter Morrissey. Whether it's nerves or just innate restlessness - perhaps even a combination of the two - Zecevic continually squirms in his seat like a fidgety kid. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Gonna buy a paper doll Oct 7, 2009
I remember seeing Dolly Dingle for the first time at an Akira Isogawa show, says Fleur Harris, a Melbourne artist and illustrator. I think she was used as a kind of installation. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Beauties raise funds for cancer research Aug 9, 2009
In June the designer Collette Dinnigan was named the official ambassador for the charity for 2009, with designers Akira Isogawa, Easton Pearson's Lydia Pearson and Pamela Easton, sass & bide's Heidi Middleton and Sarah-Jane Clarke and Willow's KitPodgornik also involved with the month-long campaign. Model Nikki Phillips will reprise her role as the face of 30 Days, which is in its third year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Styles of summer warm up the catwalk Aug 5, 2009
Striding down the catwalk in an ivory and jade print dress by up-and-coming label Thurley, Kerr unleashed a chromatic cavalcade of purple, orange, indigo and pink from the likes of Akira Isogawa, Ginger & Smart and Collette Dinnigan. Theres been a strong comeback with colour, Dinnigan said yesterday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Designer's health crusade Jun 21, 2009
Fashion Targets Breast Cancer (FTBC) will launch a campaign in August in which six designers or labels - Dinnigan, Akira Isogawa, Easton Pearson, sass & bide, Ksubi and Willow - will create a limited-edition item that will be sold in the designers' boutiques. "I think the most important thing is that we continue to find ways to communicate [the message]. As designers, it's our job to create, we can challenge each other.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Fashion Week's skinny business model May 3, 2009
There were just 45 shows compared with 60 last year, after several designers, including Alex Perry, Akira Isogawa and cash-strapped ksubi pulled out for budgetary reasons and the traditional closing party was cancelled. Davina Reichman, 25, turned up to the Nicola Finetti show on Monday night in an outfit she had made from a $6 roll of bubble wrap. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Aussie designers thrill Paris Mar 14, 2009
THE world might be in a global economic crisis, but in Paris our big name designers Collette Dinnigan and Akira Isogawa proved the show must go on. Dinnigan, who is the only Australian designer to show on the official Chambre Syndicale du Pret-a-Porter des Couturiers et des Createurs de Mode schedule, unveiled her Autumn-Winter 2010 collection entitled Dark Reign on Wednesday at the new smaller venue, Salon Marie-Antoinette on the Rue de Rivoli. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
