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Issey Miyake plays with form in Paris, Dries Van Noten comes of age

Paris - Japanese house Issey Miyake presented the new fluid and colourful collection from its IM Men label on Thursday. The show took place in Paris on the third day of the men's fashion week. Unveiled in the heart of the Collège des Bernardins, the brand's new autumn/winter collection is aptly named "formless form". The coats are long and...

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Menswear: Issey Miyake plays with form in Paris

Japanese house Issey Miyake presented the new collection from its IM Men label in Paris on Thursday. The show took place on the third day of Paris Fashion Week, showcasing a fluid and colourful range. Unveiled in the heart of the Collège des Bernardins, the new autumn collection was aptly named "formless form". Coats were long and loose, as were...

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Issey Miyake: How IM Men explores new design methods

IM Men, part of the Japanese fashion house Issey Miyake, is currently hosting an exhibition at the Berlin-based retailer Andreas Murkudis. The autumn/winter 2025 collection is now also available there. This initiative aims to establish the brand in the German market and bring it closer to customers. What is behind the menswear brand, what makes...

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Imagination will be the new luxury, says trend expert on AW26/27

The fashion industry likes to think ahead. Designers are already mulling collections for next year. Buyers are determining shop offerings for the next season. Fashion magazines are shooting winter stories in the summer. This is how it has always been. Yet, when it comes to the future of the industry as a whole, thinking ahead has become more...

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Camper and Issey Miyake unite for a collaborative capsule collection

Madrid – Mallorca-based footwear brand Camper continues to broaden its footprint and profile as an international brand. It has now surprised the industry with the announcement of a collaborative capsule collection designed in partnership with the historic Japanese fashion house Issey Miyake. This special project highlights Camper's distinctive...

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Pitti Uomo: Homme Plissé Issey Miyake embraces Italian spirit

Homme Plissé Issey Miyake presented its collection at the Italian menswear trade show Pitti Uomo, drawing inspiration from the country and its people. The menswear line from the eponymous Japanese designer used the opportunity, following its time at Paris Fashion Week, to embark on a new path, a spokesperson explained at the press conference on...

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Pitti Uomo: Homme Plissé Issey Miyake to be guest of honour in Florence

The first guest designer for the upcoming 108th edition of Pitti Uomo has been confirmed. Homme Plissé Issey Miyake will be the Guest of Honor at the Florentine menswear fair, Pitti Immagine announced on Wednesday. The SS26 collection from the Diversion line of the Japanese designer Issey Miyake will be unveiled on June 18 at a...

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Fashion meets furniture: Milan's Design Week extravaganza

Milan Design Week may have the spotlight directed at all things furniture, interiors, lighting and design, but fashion brands have increasingly joined the fray, showcasing their collaborative collections alongside other design icons. Demonstrating this trend is the Milano Moda Design calendar curated by the National Chamber of Italian Fashion,...

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Post-Kenzo and Miyake: 'A turning point for Japanese fashion'

At Tokyo's prestigious Bunka Fashion College, students concentrate in silence that is broken only by the sound of scissors and sewing machines as they strive to emulate the global success of alumni like Kenzo. The loss of greats Kenzo Takada and Issey Miyake heralds the end of a fashion era, decades after Japanese design revolutionised Parisian...

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Paris fashion week pays tribute to Issey Miyake

Japanese label Issey Miyake paid tribute to its late founder at Paris Fashion Week on Friday with the sort of choreographed dance show that he pioneered. A black and white portrait of Miyake, who died last month at the age of 84, was projected on the walls and the show began solemnly with sober monochrome outfits. But the dancers turned to...

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Japanese designer Issey Miyake dies, age 84

Famed fashion designer Issey Miyake, known for his pleated clothing technique, has died at 84. According to a statement from the Miyake Design Studio and the Issey Miyake Group to FashionUnited, Miyake passed away on August 5 surrounded by his closest friends and collaborators in a Tokyo hospital. He died of hepatocellular carcinoma. Born in...

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PFW SS22: Issey Miyake implements Japanese manufacturing into seven series collection

Japanese designer Issey Miyake took on forms and fluidity for a spring/summer collection inspired by exploration, featuring seven themes that highlight the ocean’s character. Presented in both an exhibition-like event and an explorative online video, the collection labelled ‘A Voyage in Descent’ drew influence from deep-sea voyages, exhibiting...