Issey Miyake, who pleated his way into fashion history, reigned for more than 50 years as one of the greatest designers of his generation, revered by his fellow designers and by the artists, architects, and thinkers who were loyal to his clothes
Issey Miyake after his show in 1993. Photo: PAT/ARNAL/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Issey Miyake, who pleated his way into fashion history — though he preferred to be known as a designer of clothes, not fashion — died on August 5 at the age of 84, the Miyake Design Studio announced today. The cause was liver cancer.
Kazunaru “Issey” Miyake was born in Hiroshima on April 22, 1938, and seven years later was present when the atomic bomb devastated the city. His mother died three years later from radiation poisoning, and Miyake to the end of his life preferred not to talk about the experience, though he remembered it vividly. After studying graphic design in Tokyo, he moved to Paris and the school of the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture.
Photo: Time Magazine In 1993, Miyake introduced Pleats Please, the collection for which he is best known. He had been experimenting for two years to develop a heat-pressing technique to iron permanent pleats into polyester jersey — to achieve the effect, the fabric is cut and sewn at twice the size of the final accordion-pleated garment — and created a full collection of unmussable clothing.
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