1984 ISSEY MIYAKE persimmon draped RUNWAY dress
By Issey Miyake
Located in San Fransisco, CA
This Issey Miyake runway dress from 1984 is a great example of his sculptural, minimalist style.
1984 ISSEY MIYAKE persimmon draped RUNWAY dress
By Issey Miyake
Located in San Fransisco, CA
This Issey Miyake runway dress from 1984 is a great example of his sculptural, minimalist style.
1984 ISSEY MIYAKE fuzzy RUNWAY coat with decorative woven leather toggle closure
By Issey Miyake
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Rare 1984 Issey Miyake alpaca and linen runway coat, cut in an oversized silhouette with dropped shoulders and a wide notched collar.
Issey Miyake Charcoal Grey Fringed Cotton Wool Woven Jacket, Fall 1984
By Issey Miyake
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Issey Miyake, Fall 1984, featured In "The Irving Penn Book" charcoal grey wool cotton tweed jacket with fringe trim throughout, rope accents, dual slit pockets and button closure at ...
Issey Miyake blue hemp and nylon striped knitted maxi dress, ca. 1984
By Issey Miyake
Located in London, London
Issey Miyake; Olive and blue striped hemp and nylon knitted maxi dress with ruffle trim on skirt seams and boat neckline Spring-Summer 1984
Unavailable
Size: Small
Issey Miyake Grey Fringed Woven Vest Featured In The Irving Penn Book, Fall 1984
By Issey Miyake
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Issey Miyake, Autumn-Winter 1984 grey button front fringed woven vest with two front pockets.
1984 ISSEY MIYAKE draped wool cocoon runway coat
By Issey Miyake
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Very rare tan knit wool coat with draped front and pockets from Issey Miyake dating to 1984 exactly as seen on the runway with important provenance.
1984 ISSEY MIYAKE draped wool cocoon runway coat
By Issey Miyake
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Very rare tan knit wool coat with draped front and pockets from Issey Miyake dating to 1984 exactly as seen on the runway with important provenance.
1984 ISSEY MIYAKE oversized off-the shoulder runway sweater
By Issey Miyake
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Oversized vertically seamed, off-the shoulder sweater from Issey Miyake exactly as seen on the spring 1984 runway.
Vintage Issey Miyake Avantgarde Futuristic Silver Runway 1984 Japan Sunglasses
By Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Rare Miyake Design Studio signed this pair of ultra rare as seen on Issey Miyake Runway in 1984, futuristic one lens sunglasses.
Vintage Issey Miyake Avantgarde Futuristic Silver Runway 1984 Japan Sunglasses
By Yohji Yamamoto
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Rare Miyake Design Studio signed this pair of ultra rare as seen on Issey Miyake Runway in 1984, futuristic one lens sunglasses.
Bailey Tomlin Silk and Straw Hat
Located in New Hope, PA
Brenda Bailey is a couture milliner working in London who has collaborated with the late Jean Muir in 1984, Issey Miyake, the late Alexander McQueen and Christian Lacroix.
Issey Miyake 1984 Alpaca and Wool Pleated Cocoon Coat
By Issey Miyake
Located in Bath, GB
Issey Miyake Alpaca and Wool Pleated Cocoon Coat 1984 Size Free
Issey Miyake Sports I.S Bomber Stadium College Jacket 1984
By Issey Miyake, Tsumori Chisato
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare I.S Issey Sports wool bomber college stadium jacket from 1984. It features a stadium bomber varsity like design with large wide sleeves. Push button front closure with two po...
$795
Size: FR 40 (fits smaller)
1978 YVES SAINT LAURENT rive gauche off the shoulder cotton gauze RUNWAY dress
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Fransisco, CA
This Saint Laurent dress from 1978 is made from airy cotton gauze in a rich berry red color. The dress has a wide, ruffled neckline that can be worn both on or off the shoulders. The...
1993 AZZEDINE ALAIA black lace dress with molded bustier
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Very rare, black lace dress with blush pink lining and molded busier designed by Azzedine Alaia dating to spring of 1993. This is a very collectible and highly documented piece. Lace...
NWT 2010 ALEXANDER MCQUEEN black leather seamed 'PLATO'S ATLANTIS' runway jacket
By Alexander McQueen
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Alexander McQueen Spring 2010 leather jacket in jet black. Made from incredibly soft leather with a beautiful smooth finish that catches the light. The construction is exceptional, w...
Paco Rabanne dress Haute Couture Spring 1989
By Paco Rabanne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
PACO RABANNE - (Made in France) Dress made of a metal pastille top and a silk crepe skirt. A Fashion show prototype from the 1989 Spring-Summer Haute Couture Collection. Composition ...
2003 YOHJI YAMAMOTO black cotton runway coat with threaded belt
By Yohji Yamamoto
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Black cotton coat from Yohji Yamamoto’s Spring 2003 runway. Coat has a relaxed, A-line shape that pulls in subtly at the waist with a belt which threads through the coat at the empir...
1986 AZZEDINE ALAIA iconic hooded RUNWAY dress
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in San Fransisco, CA
1986 Azzedine Alaïa hooded runway dress Extremely rare and highly collectible hooded runway dress designed by Azzedine Alaïa dating to 1986. This design is one of Alaïa’s most iconi...
F/W 1996 Dolce & Gabbana Cherry print Runway Satin Cocktail Dress
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Sheffield, GB
An impeccable Fall / Winter 1996 Dolce & Gabbana Runway dress, crafted in a duchesse satin with the highly coveted Cherry print. Featuring a square collar line, fitted silhouette...
$21,800
Size: 40 measurements in description
ROBERTO CAVALLI Black Beaded Plunging Draped Back Maxi Gown Tagged. 2007 NWT
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in 上海市, Xuhui district
This is an exquisite floor-length evening gown (Tagged prod. 2007 Spring) that exudes timeless sophistication and allure. The dress features a plunging neckline with delicate spaghet...
GIVENCHY COUTURE A/W 1997 ALEXANDER McQUEEN Cheetah Print Faux Fur Paneled Coat
By Givenchy, Alexander McQueen
Located in Thiensville, WI
GIVENCHY COUTURE A/W 1997 ALEXANDER McQUEEN Cheetah Print Faux Fur Paneled Coat Brand / Manufacturer: Givenchy Couture Collection: A/W 1997 (Runway) Designer: Alexander McQueen Styl...
$1,250
Size: fits an XS-M (see measurements)
1977 YVES SAINT LAURENT silk Batik printed quilted RUNWAY jacket
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Rare silk batik quilted jacket from Yves Saint Laurent’s Spring/Summer 1977 ready-to-wear collection, “Les Espagnoles et les Romantiques,” exactly as seen on the runway. Designed in ...
Versace Spring/Summer 2005 Peach Silk Satin Medusa Gown
By Versace
Located in North Wales, PA
A stunning floor-length evening gown from Versace’s Spring/Summer 2005 collection under Donatella Versace. Crafted in a lustrous peach silk satin, the dress features a structured und...
1998 CHLOE by Stella McCartney black bias cut dress with draped back & cutouts
By Stella McCartney, Chloé
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Stunning Chloé by Stella McCartney Fall 1998-1999 black silk bias-cut evening gown featuring a sleek column silhouette with shoulder cut-outs and long fitted sleeves finished with co...
Vintage Oscar de la Renta Nude Color Ostrich Feather Embellished Dress Gown 10
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in Montgomery, TX
An exquisite Oscar de la Renta evening gown, masterfully combining glamour and craftsmanship. Designed in a nude-toned illusion net base, the gown features intricate hand embroidery ...
2005 JEAN PAUL GAULTIER sheer black RUNWAY dress with capelet and bustle back
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in San Fransisco, CA
This Jean Paul Gaultier dress is from Spring 2005, as seen on the runway in a slightly shorter version. This Jean Paul Gaultier dress is made from sheer black fabric, cut long and c...
$2,990
Size: SIze in description and pictures
ROBERTO CAVALLI S/s 2007 Zebra Print Bias Cut Silk Slip Dress Gown
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in 上海市, Xuhui district
This Roberto Cavalli zebra print dress / gown embodies the brand's signature opulence and flair. Runway ref unfound - states 2007 on fabric tag. Size 40
CHANEL 12K$ Rare Paris / EDINBURGH Runway Tweed Jacket 34 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL · Rare Collectible Lesage Tweed & Leather Highland Jacket — Runway of the Paris / EDINBURGH 2013 Métiers d’Art Collection by Karl Lagerfeld — // Boutique value: over $12,0...
From the prismatic Pleats Please collection to the modular, three-dimensional garments crafted from recycled plastic bottles in his Reality Lab, the captivating fashions by Japanese designer Issey Miyake are all about movement.
Born in Hiroshima, Miyake studied graphic design at Tama Art University in Tokyo before relocating to Paris in 1965, where he studied couture and cut his teeth working for Guy Laroche and Hubert de Givenchy. In 1969, he moved to New York, where he worked for Geoffrey Beene. He returned to Tokyo in 1970 to found his first solo venture, the Miyake Design Studio. It wasn’t until the 1990s, though, that the designer had his breakthrough moment with experimentations in pleating. Some of his earliest explorations were for choreographer William Forsythe’s Frankfurt Ballet Company, with the 1991 performance of The Loss of Small Detail featuring costumes Miyake designed with pleats that complemented and transformed the movement of the dancers.
Though long a staple in couture — from delicate women’s skirts to men’s suit pants — pleats took on new life in Miyake’s hands. By using a heat press to cure his fabrics after his garments are stitched, Miyake was able to maintain the accordion structure of the pleat, turning a series of folds into sculptural, often futuristic forms unbound by the shape of the human body. In 1993, Miyake debuted “garment pleating” in his Pleats Please line, in which the clothes are constructed at a size that is larger than what is intended for the finished product. The pleats are then created — a process that involves folding and ironing and is separate from the joining of seams — and individual pieces are subsequently hand-fed into a heat press. The pleats are permanent and the garments can be worn and washed without losing their shape.
Miyake’s pleats run the gamut in scale, which enabled him to evoke dramatic, sharp silhouettes and flowy movements in equal measure. In essence, he created an entirely new material whose iterations are infinite — a feat of technology as much as fashion.
Other innovations include Miyake’s 1997 Just Before collection, which introduced a series of tube-knit dresses that could be cut as desired, reducing both work and resources. His Reality Lab now investigates new materials, such as a fully recycled polyester. Miyake’s prowess, in fact, captured another iconic figure in the tech world: Steve Jobs, for whom the designer made hundreds of identical black turtlenecks, the late Apple founder’s sartorial signature.
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