Pocketable Raincoat
Issey Miyake · 1984
Issey Miyake
- Textile experimentation
- Sculptural silhouettes
Issey Miyake treated textiles and the moving body as connected fields of experimentation. Working across artistic disciplines, he developed sculptural garments and techniques that explored the potential of natural and synthetic materials.
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Pocketable Raincoat
1984
A raincoat designed to pack into a pocket treats portability and everyday function as central design questions.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Geometric knit dress
1989
Triangular projections preserve geometry inside a knitted garment, making the relationship between flat material and three-dimensional form visible.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Sculptural pleated dress
spring/summer 1990
Pleating allows the garment to move between a flat object and a sculptural form, linking practical storage to geometric experimentation.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Pleats Please × Cai Guo-Qiang dress
1999 · Pleats Please Guest Artist Series No. 4
Cai Guo-Qiang’s gunpowder imagery was translated into printed, garment-pleated clothing, joining artistic collaboration to Miyake’s repeatable production method.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Plastic Body bodice
fall/winter 1980
Cast from the human form, the red plastic torso conceals the body while insistently reproducing it; it was the finale of Miyake’s 1980 autumn collection.
© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Takashi HatakeyamaArchive pieces, grouped by date
2 pieces1984
1 piece · Season not recorded
1989
1 piece · Season not recorded
Dress
Issey Miyake · 1989
About Issey Miyake
His work made room for movement while questioning conventional construction, helping broaden the international conversation about what a garment could be.
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