In the Eighties, Japanese fashion designers brought a new type of creativity; they brought something Europe didn't have. There was a bit of a shock effect, but it probably helped the Europeans wake up to a new value. — Issey Miyake Copy Share Image
The purpose - where I start - is the idea of use. It is not recycling, it's reuse. — Issey Miyake Copy Share Image
A great thing happening now in art is that artists are using the figure, the body, clothing, life. — Issey Miyake Copy Share Image
Clothes should fit comfortably - not too tightly - so that you have space to move in and think freely. — Issey Miyake Copy Share Image
From the beginning I thought about working with the body in movement, the space between the body and clothes. I wanted the clothes to… — Issey Miyake Copy Share Image
One of my assistants found this old German machine. It was originally used to make underwear. Like Chanel, who started with underwear fabric -… — Issey Miyake Copy Share Image
I have always been interested in conducting research that yielded new methods by which to make cloth, and in developing new materials that combine craftsmanship and new technology. But the most important thing for me is to show that, ultimately, technology is not the most important tool; it is our brains, our thoughts, our hands, our bodies, which express the… — Issey Miyake Copy Share
If you look back throughout history from the ancient Egyptians onwards, most cultures started making clothing from a very basic premise: a single piece… — Issey Miyake Copy Share Image
I was always interested in making clothing that is worn by people in the real world. — Issey Miyake Copy Share Image
Most of us feel some kind of uncertainty, with the population increasing and resources decreasing. We have to face these issues. — Issey Miyake Copy Share Image
