The Legacy of Issey Miyake: The Japanese Designer Who Revolutionised Fashion
Remembering Issey Miyake, who pushed clothing to groundbreaking new places with his dedication to innovation and fashion.
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Image: Issey Miyake
When legendary Japanese designer, Issey Miyake, passed away on 5, August 2022 ? following a prolonged battle with liver cancer ? the world lost a titan of fashion innovation and a man who guided technical brilliance with an artist’s hand.
His innovative creations were often formed through trial-and-error experimentations, resulting in him developing an archive of shape-shifting clothes that transcended trends and gender norms to become seminal forms of inspiration for his peers. In the 80s, he showed fellow Japanese fashion icons Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto how to enter the Western market, and today, Miyake’s works are just as integral to the fashion industry as they were in the decades gone by ? and have become pieces of art that are revered, collected, and worn by archivists and fashion obsessives alike. As the fashion industry mourns the Japanese designer’s passing, we reflect on the impact of his pioneering, genre-crossing career.
Image: Issey Miyake
Born in 1938 in the Hiroshima prefecture, he studied graphic design at the Tama Art University in Tokyo before moving to Paris to pursue fashion in the tailoring and dressmaking school, École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Pa...
The post The Legacy of Issey Miyake: The Japanese Designer Who Revolutionised Fashion appeared first on LUXUO.
Image: Issey Miyake
When legendary Japanese designer, Issey Miyake, passed away on 5, August 2022 ? following a prolonged battle with liver cancer ? the world lost a titan of fashion innovation and a man who guided technical brilliance with an artist’s hand.
His innovative creations were often formed through trial-and-error experimentations, resulting in him developing an archive of shape-shifting clothes that transcended trends and gender norms to become seminal forms of inspiration for his peers. In the 80s, he showed fellow Japanese fashion icons Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto how to enter the Western market, and today, Miyake’s works are just as integral to the fashion industry as they were in the decades gone by ? and have become pieces of art that are revered, collected, and worn by archivists and fashion obsessives alike. As the fashion industry mourns the Japanese designer’s passing, we reflect on the impact of his pioneering, genre-crossing career.
Image: Issey Miyake
Born in 1938 in the Hiroshima prefecture, he studied graphic design at the Tama Art University in Tokyo before moving to Paris to pursue fashion in the tailoring and dressmaking school, École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Pa...
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