Homme Plissé
Issey Miyake
Issey Miyake himself
Architectural garments /Visionary
Origin: Tokyo, Japan
A piece of cloth
Issey Miyake is a Japanese Fashion designer known for technology-driven clothing designs. The multi-faceted creative studied graphic design at the Tama Art University in Tokyo, graduating in 1964. His interest in fashion started by studying his sister’s fashion magazines, which later on motivated him into studying at the Chamber Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, a renowned school known for its fashion studies. Issey Miyake became an apprentice to Guy Laroche as an assistant designer and later on worked with Hubert de Givenchy.
Issey Miyake introduced his APOC, or "A Piece of Cloth," apparel concept in 1997. Designed to highlight the two dimensional quality of cloth and to minimise waste, APOC garments were produced in machine made rolls of knit fabric pre-sewn or fused with finished patterns. The user cut the pattern from the roll to create a ready-made, customised garment. The modular APOC line allowed the user to determine the specifications and the components of their wardrobe.
“Design is not for philosophy—it’s for life.”
Homme Plissé Issey Miyake brings a new aesthetic concept to menswear, blending visionary technology with stylistic innovation. The starting point of the Homme Plissé line is Issey Miyake’s signature garment pleating technique, with sewn details added post-process to generate new architectural structures and ornamental flourishes. Anchored by three conceptual commitments: pleats, product, and present, Homme Plissé pieces intrigue and inspire, merging form and function in elevated union.
Fun Fact: Issey Miyake designed the black turtlenecks for Steve Jobs, which later on became an iconic piece of his wardrobe.