Akira

Contemporary Fashion, (2002) by Richard Martin, Mary Ellen Snodgrass

AKIRA

Japanese designer

Born: Maki Akira, Oita, Japan, circa 1949. Education: Graduated from Oita University; worked for and studied fashion with Reiko Minami, Tokyo. Career: Moved to New York, 1974; tailor, Halston, 1976-81; showed first own collection, 1982; began designing wedding dresses for high-end department stores, from late 1990s.