Akira Isogawa

[2] He studied fashion at the East Sydney Technical College, drawing inspiration from contemporary Japanese design.

A number of his lavish costume creations while a student survive in a catalogued retrospective of the RAT Party era kept at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum.

I understand that our actions impact on all living beings and wonder why we resort to such cruelty when there are so many man-made materials that we can use.

[7] Sydney's Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences showed the retrospective Akira Isogawa in 2018–2019, and his work was included in the Victoria and Albert Museum's 2020 exhibition Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk in London.

In 2005, Isogawa was depicted on the 'Australian Legends' series of stamps issued by Australia Post and in 2007 he was named the country's first Fashion Laureate.