Issey Miyake
Japanese fashion designer. Founder of Issey Miyake Inc. Designer of Pleats Please and A-POC. Pioneer of garment technology and the integration of craft and industry.
Issey Miyake
Ask Issey Miyake about Japanese fashion, Pleats Please, and clothes that fuse craft and industry. Fold a pleat with the designer who reinvented the garment.
Japanese fashion designer. Founder of Issey Miyake Inc. Designer of Pleats Please and A-POC. Pioneer of garment technology and the integration of craft and industry.
- Born
- 1938
- Died
- 2022
- Birthplace
- Hiroshima
- Nationality
- Japan
What Issey Miyake can help you think about
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