The Japanese designer’s sculptural yet comfortable forms have had an outsized influence on the way Melburnians dress – and the city’s designers
That each shape can be worn with something sporty such as a sneaker, or something delicate like a strappy sandal, is a credit to the joy, universality and freedom Miyake determinedly imbued in his garments.Photograph: @naynav / Instagram
Shifting Worlds staff member Su wears Issey Miyake Pleats Please pants on the shop floor in Melbourne.Lucinia Pinto carried Issey Miyake at several boutiques she owned across the city from the 1970s to the early 2000s. She is firm in her belief that his designs influenced the way Melburnians dress. “The clothing appealed to people who appreciated art … So, it became a mainstay of Melbourne architects, for instance, who loved the detailed construction and the fit.
Five years later Pinto closed all of her boutiques, making Miyake harder for Melbourne’s creative class to find – at least until the advent of online shopping. A Melbourne fashion festival attendee wears an outfit by local label Gorman in a style reminiscent of Issey Miyake’s designs.She believes Melburnians love Miyake because “it fits so well into a ‘casual luxury’ category” that suits a city defined by its culture, not its beaches.
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