Name/Title
Issey MiyakeEntry/Object ID
TT505.M59.J6Description
Issey Miyake is the quintessence of the postwar Japanese fashion miracle - a marriage of high technology, mass production, and the conservation of traditional values. Thanks to him, fashion was able to catch up with the tenets of modern industrial design. Miyake's great invention, his "pleats" in 1992, convinced Indian women to throw away their saris, Paris fashion types to dump their fitted suits, and Japanese ladies to abandon their own look in favor of a garment as comfortable as a track suit yet ten times lighter. As important a discovery for women as the t-shirt or jeans, Miyake's pleats can be thrown into a closet or laundry machine and keep their shape thanks to synthetic materials. The text and photography in this volume bring into full view Miyake's inimitable style and vision.Collection
Carol Westfall CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
carol westfall collection, fashion design, fashion designers, wearable art--japanBook Details
Author
Marie-Andrée Jouve, Laurence BenaimPublisher
Universe/VendomeDate Published
1997Call No.
TT505.M59.J6ISBN
789301172, 9780789301178LCCN
97061199Notes
Length: 80