Issey Miyake who created one of Japan’s most popular fashion houses and was famous for his dramatic pleated pieces, as well as the former Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs’ black turtlenecks had passed away.
Miyake’s origami pleats transformed normally polyester that was abrasive into fashionable. Also, he used computers in weaving to create clothing. His simple clothing was designed to highlight the human body, regardless of race, build, or age.
Miyake even hated being considered a fashion designer, opting to not be associated with what he perceived as frivolous, trendy or conspicuous consumption.
Sometimes, he evoked the images from Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin or worked with Japanese artist Tadanori Yokoo on illustrations of animals and plants with vibrant, psychedelic colours.
He also worked with interior and furniture designer Shiro Kuramata as well as photographer Irving Penn, choreographer and director Maurice Bejart, pottery maker Lucie Rie and Ballet Frankfurt.
He also worked with interior and furniture designer Shiro Kuramata as well as photographer Irving Penn, choreographer and director Maurice Bejart, pottery maker Lucie Rie and Ballet Frankfurt.
He was born in Hiroshima the year 1938. Miyake had become a hit from the moment he entered the European runways
Issey Miyake, known for bold sculpted designs, dies at 84