Who is Australian Designers

'Rosemary Armstrong's Tea Rose label began at her country home in the Yarramalong Valley in 1980 where she started wholesaling to shops around Australia. She has been designing her gloriously feminine clothing for nearly 30 years. She is passionate about design and beautiful fabrics. She uses indulgent fabrics created by small European mills with whom she works closely.'

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'Akira Isogawa ( ... Isogawa Akira, b. 1964) is one of Australia's most prominent contemporary fashion designers. Born in Japan, he immigrated to Australia in 1986, studying fashion at East Sydney Technical College drawing from inspiration from contemporary Japanese design. He also opened up a store in Woollahra, Sydney, in 1993. By the late 1990s, international sales and recognition established his reputation. His commercial fashion label, Akira, concentrates on women's fashion.'

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'A garment can transcend, giving it a soul.'
'I translate fabrics into soft and romantic silhouettes, using natural fabrics like silks and cottons, which are kind to the skin.'
'Distressing fabrics and alchemically treating them, gives the feeling of already 'being loved', thus evoking emotion. Even one-off fabrics found in flea markets can be given new life.' says Akira

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Alannah Hill 'Tasmania is a quaint and harsh island outpost out of time with the rest of the world. This is where Alannah Hill grew up, in a rather wuthering heights meets creaming soda kind of way. She was one of a catholic family of five children brought up in an old fashioned milk bar in the wild coastal town of Penguin, with lots of mixed lollies but not a sequin in sight. "I landed in Melbourne from Tasmania at 17, with six suit cases and $50, $30 of which went on the taxi to the city. 'I didn't know one single person and not one single person knew me. I was quite hyperactive and did anything anybody asked of me. I was fearless, brave, but frightened."

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