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Akki Shirakawa

Role

Hair Stylist

Artist Management

Based In

  • New York

Biography

Nationality: Japan
Akki Shirakawa is an Osaka-born, Tokyo-raised hairstylist, who has lived in New York for the past twelve years. Having trained for six years, under Luigi Murenu as his first assistant, Akki quietly developed a reputation for his vision and dexterity with wigs – with a personal collection that now stretches into the hundreds; all handmade by Akki himself.

Akki has become one of the leading names in the industry. Collaborating frequently with fashion editor Carine Roitfeld, alongside photographers including Mario Sorrenti, Zoe Ghertner, Alasdair McLellan, Craig McDean, Lachlan Bailey, Theo Wenner, Harley Weir and Peter Lindbergh across a vast range of editorial and commercial projects.

His client list includes brands such as Acne Studios, Bottega Veneta, Jil Sander, Saint Laurent and Versace.

Akki has worked with Lady Gaga on several important projects, alongside a host of other important celebrities and models.

Updates

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2024

Vanity Fair U.S. (Editorial)
March 2024
Vanity Fair U.S. (Magazine Cover)
March 2024
photographer: Gordon von Steiner
Vogue Turkey (Editorial)
February 2024
photographer: Yulia Gorbachenko
Cole Haan (Advertising)
February 2024
photographer: Theo Wenner
Vogue Turkey (Magazine Cover)
February 2024
photographer: Yulia Gorbachenko
Vogue Australia (Editorial)
February 2024
photographer: Steven Klein
Vogue Australia (Magazine Cover)
February 2024
photographer: Steven Klein
Revlon (Advertising)
January 2024
photographer: Sharif Hamza
The Perfect Magazine (Magazine Cover)
January 2024

2023

Tiffany & Co. (Advertising)
November 2023
photographer: Alasdair McLellan
 
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