Akiko Murata

Textile

Graduated from the Fashion Department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp in 2006. During her studies, she won the grand prize in a competition to design accessories for Louis Vuitton's 150th anniversary and worked as an intern at Vivienne Westwood. After graduation, while working as a stylist and vintage dealer, she came into contact with pre-1950s couture dresses and began to question mass production. In 2010, she returned to Japan and started 'MA déshabillé'.

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At Gallery NAO MASAKI

 

2021　vol.138 MA déshabillé The world of Akiko Murata  -With Francis De Clerck and Shingo Tsukuda-