We recently caught up with Ogino and Japanese artist Takahiro Iwasaki, who collaborated with Anteprima for its spring/summer 2026 collection, in Hong Kong to talk more about their approach to fashion as art, and what makes their collaboration a true fusion of cultures and creative disciplines.
What it was like working on this latest collection together?
Izumi Ogino: I get new and fresh inspiration from [all] the artists I collaborate with.
Takahiro Iwasaki (through a translator): It was my first time doing a fashion collaboration, so everything was very refreshing. We have been working with used, vintage clothing, so it was a new experience to work from scratch.
The newest version of Anteprima’s signature wire bag is so fun. What was it like reinventing such a popular product, making it fresh for this collection?
Ogino: Of course, I got the inspiration from [Iwasaki] and he [uses] daily products to make another amazing, outstanding world. So we also made some bags using the beads to create a tower or a building, following his art concept. His artwork [features] a lot of reflection, so we created a reflection bag, also.
Iwasaki’s work plays with reflection both literally and figuratively. I loved the pieces where you have a shirt, but it operates as a skirt, and it’s very modular. Did you encounter any challenges translating art into fashion, something different from what you normally do?