The Japanese designer Issey Miyake became famous with his elaborately draped designs. He died in early August at the age of 84, as has now become known.
Issey Miyake was one of those people who experienced pain and terror first hand but rarely spoke about it. The designer was born in Hiroshima and was seven years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on the city. He was in the classroom at the time. His mother later died as a result of the radiation. Terrible events that shaped the designs of the fashion icon. And yet he never wanted to be the “designer who survived the bomb”. His answer was the creative: “I prefer to think of things that can be created, rather than destroyed, that bring beauty and joy,” wrote Miyake in The New York Times.
The Japanese designer died on August 5 at the age of 84, it was announced on Tuesday. The cause of death was liver cell carcinoma, he died surrounded by his closest. This is what was read in a statement from the Miyake Design Studio and the Issay Miyake Group. The man was primarily famous for his pleated designs, first presented in 1988. His patented method of pleating – he wrapped fabric between layers of paper and placed it in a heat press – allowed the garments to hold their shape, even after being washed in the washing machine.
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