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Issey Miyake

Issey Miyake

Japanese Designer

Born: Apr 22, 1935

Clothes Clothing People Think Work You

Related authors: Hideo Kojima Nicola Formichetti Rei Kawakubo Shigeru Miyamoto Tadashi Shoji Yoon Ahn Yuji Horii

If you look back throughout history from the ancient Egyptians onwards, most cultures started making clothing from a very basic premise: a single piece of cloth. Issey Miyake

History You Single Back Ancient Throughout Look Most Piece Making Cultures Very Egyptians Cloth Clothing Premise Basic Started

Designers must be increasingly sensitive to our Earth's dwindling resources. It is our responsibility. Issey Miyake

Responsibility Increasingly Our Resources Earth Must Sensitive Designers

In the Eighties, Japanese fashion designers brought a new type of creativity; they brought something Europe didn't have. There was a bit of a shock effect, but it probably helped the Europeans wake up to a new value. Issey Miyake

Fashion Creativity Wake Up Value Type Bit Brought Something New Effect Wake Up Shock Eighties Japanese Europe Helped Europeans Designers

I am neither a writer nor a theorist. For a person who creates things to utter too many words means to regulate himself - a frightening prospect. Issey Miyake

Words Too Neither Writer Prospect Himself Am Nor Frightening Person Creates Means Regulate Theorist Who Many Utter Things

Everything is an experiment. Issey Miyake

Experiment Everything

Men have been buying my women's coats for years. Issey Miyake

Women Men Been Years Coats Buying

I tried never to be defined by my past. Issey Miyake

Past Defined Tried Never

Clothing has been called intimate architecture. We want to go beyond that. Issey Miyake

Architecture Intimate Has-Been Beyond Go Been Clothing Want

The important thing is to make something. In reality, it's not important that a designer be known by name - you can remain anonymous. Even the status of a designer will undergo changes, I believe. Issey Miyake

You Reality Will Important Believe Changes Status Something Remain Name Undergo Make Anonymous Known Important Thing Even Thing Designer

I am most interested in people and the human form. Issey Miyake

People Most Am Human Form Interested Human Form

I believe that all forms of creativity are related. Issey Miyake

Creativity Believe Related Forms

A few of the influences on my career so far have been Isamu Noguchi, Irving Penn, and seeing the riots of 1968 in Paris. Issey Miyake

Few Penn Riots Seeing Paris Been Influences Far Career

Function alone does not make clothing appealing. Issey Miyake

Alone Make Does Clothing Appealing Function

I always wanted to create clothing that was universal - easy to wear, to care for, and that was also beautiful. As such, I became interested in polyester, and its potential, from the beginning of my career. Issey Miyake

Beautiful Care Beginning Easy Wear Potential Also Became Always Clothing Wanted Polyester Interested Create Universal Career

Polyester is easy to work with and results in clothing that is well suited to the needs of a modern lifestyle. Issey Miyake

Work Needs Suited Easy Results Lifestyle Well Modern Clothing Polyester

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