Lyrical Life-Wear<\/p>\n
A tribute to the designer Issey Miyake<\/p>\n
In 1983, Japanese designer Issey Miyake told The New Yorker that he aspired \u201cto forge ahead, to break the mold.\u201d With the boundary-defying fashion lines that followed, he not only broke molds, but recast clothing altogether. With a unique fusion of poetry and practicality, his creations blur the boundaries between tradition, modern technology, and everyday function.<\/p>\n
This definitive history of Miyake\u2019s clothes from 1960 to 2022 offers expert insight into the designer\u2019s vision and daring. Initiated and conceived by Midori Kitamura, the book looks at the texture-driven originality of Miyake\u2019s materials and techniques from the very earliest days of his career, before he had even established the Miyake Design Studio. Drawing on nearly 50 years of collaborative work with Miyake, Kitamura creates an encyclopedic reference of his material and technical innovations through the clothes based on A Piece of Cloth concept, Body Series of the 1980s, Miyake Pleats series, and such practical, everyday designs as Pleats Please pieces.<\/p>\n
Stunning photographs capture his clothes in their particular quotidian originality. In her far-reaching essay, meanwhile, leading cultural figure Kazuko Koike offers both a complete chronology of Miyake\u2019s work, and an unprecedented personal profile, looking at the ambition and inspirations that have driven his repertoire from tender teenage years. A must-have for designers, students, and fashion devotees, this is a timeless tribute to one of the most innovative makers of our age.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lyrical Life-Wear A tribute to the designer Issey Miyake In 1983, Japanese designer Issey Miyake told The New Yorker that he aspired \u201cto forge ahead, to break the mold.\u201d With the boundary-defying fashion lines that followed, he not only broke molds, but recast clothing altogether. With a unique fusion of poetry and practicality, his creations…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":108641,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[13533,4519,4517],"product_tag":[6125],"class_list":{"0":"post-108640","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-books","7":"product_cat-fashion-en-en","8":"product_cat-photography-en","9":"product_tag-fashion","10":"pa_author_att-midori-kitamura-en","11":"pa_cover-hardcover","12":"pa_format-30-x-30-cm-en","13":"pa_isbn-20908","14":"pa_language-english-and-japanese","15":"pa_pages-448-en","16":"pa_published-2024-06-20-en","17":"pa_publisher-taschen-en-en","19":"first","20":"instock","21":"sold-individually","22":"shipping-taxable","23":"purchasable","24":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n