Japanese designer Issey Miyake, famed for his pleated style of clothing that never wrinkles, has died at the age of 84
Japanese designer Issey Miyake, famed for his pleated style of clothing that never wrinkles and who produced the signature black turtleneck of friend and Apple founder Steve Jobs, has died, media said on Tuesday. He was 84.
Japanese designer Issey Miyake at the ‘Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain’ 30th anniversary celebration in Paris, France, 2014.Known for his practicality, Miyake is said to have wanted to become either a dancer or an athlete before reading his sister’s fashion magazines inspired him to change direction – with those original interests believed to be behind the freedom of movement his clothing permits.
“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.
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