Issey Miyake, fashion pioneer and designer of Steve Jobs’ turtlenecks, dies at 84 - The Verge
Issey Miyake, a cutting-edge fashion designer, died at age 84 in Tokyo. Miyake is known for his innovative pleating technology and for creating the black turtlenecks worn by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
I had never held a piece by Issey Miyake before the tail end of a trip back home to Japan in 2019, when I wandered into the Pleats Please boutique in the Narita International Airport before my flight.
Candy-colored clothes hung like streaks of paint against the perfectly white laminated walls. Store attendees patiently strolled about as travelers with luggage fumbled with scarves, jostled hangers, and cocked their heads sideways, assessing how to wear the seemingly shapeless garments.
The way movement is such an integral element in Pleats Please by Issey Miyake is so satisfying and delivers such a sensuous experience pic.twitter.com/0rlCpoG9VW
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