Lang Leav - Akina

http://www.akina.com.au

"Akina is a villain with a button fetish. She attacks innocent teddy bears to steal their button eyes!

Sydney based artist Lang Leav uses pastels and pixels to weave the enchanting world of Akina. Since its inception, the illustration based fashion label has established a cult following worldwide.

Recently Lang Leav was awarded a prestigious $25,000 Winston Churchill fellowship to study the Harajuku Girls, an underground sub culture seeded in Tokyo where Lang heavily draws her inspiration. Among her other influences are Mark Ryden, Donovon Crosy, Shoichi Aoki, Marion Peck, Trevor Brown, Gwen Stefani, Junko Mizuno, Tim Burton, Gary Baseman, Yoshitomo Nara and Audrey Kawasaki."