The 84-year-old designer passed away on August 5.
Key points:He was known for inventing a new style of pleats and designed Steve Jobs' iconic turtlenecksThe iconic designer died of hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common form of liver cancer, on August 5, according to Kyodo news agency.
"When I close my eyes, I still see things no one should ever experience," he wrote, adding that within three years his mother died of radiation exposure. "I gravitated toward the field of clothing design, partly because it is a creative format that is modern and optimistic."
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