Issey Miyake

In 1965, Miyake traveled to Paris and worked as an assistant at two fashion houses. He witnessed the May 1968 riots, an event that inspired a determination to create clothing for “the many rather than for the few”

In 1970, Miyake established the Miyake Design Studio 

In the 1970s, Miyake’s study of and experimentation with new and existing techniques led to the creation of new fabrics, forms of clothing and technologies by which to make them.

ISSEY MIYAKE PERMANENTE, which was launched in 1985, revived original shapes and fabrics used in previous ISSEY MIYAKE Collections.

In 1991, Miyake used this new pleating technique to create clothing for the first performance of William Forsythe’s new production The Loss of Small Detail for the Frankfurt Ballet. By creating clothing that would allow dancers freedom of movement Miyake found the universal clothing that he had dreamed of in 1968. In 1993, he launched PLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE