Issey Miyake
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Oct 17, 2026
Jason FraleyHOST
Mm.
Rita MorenoGUEST
Like the, the Is- Issey Miyake pleats, and, uh, the, it's, it's, it's bright orange, and underneath I'll be wearing a very bright electric blue.
Rita MorenoGUEST
Blue and orange are super on stage.
Jason FraleyHOST
Awesome.
Eugene RabkinHOST
Um, so I kinda missed that.
Eugene RabkinHOST
I also really liked Issey Miyake.
Philippe PourhashemiGUEST
Mm-hmm.
Eugene RabkinHOST
I thought that was, that was one of the very, very few collections where there was proposition in terms of silhouette-
19 MINS LATER
Eugene RabkinHOST
Oof.
Philippe PourhashemiGUEST
[laughs]
Eugene RabkinHOST
I mean, besides, yeah, besides what I mentioned, like, really liking Noir and Hermes fro- that's from what I saw with my own eyes, and Issey Miyake.
Eugene RabkinHOST
Uh, I also like Sacai.
Eddie HuangHOST
Oh my G-
Natashia PerrottiHOST
... with the Issey Miyake uniforms.
Natashia PerrottiHOST
It actually isn't Issey Miyake.
Natashia PerrottiHOST
It's off-brand Issey Miyake.
Eddie HuangHOST
Please.
Eddie HuangHOST
The Shine Montessori?
Eddie HuangHOST
Yes.
Natashia PerrottiHOST
They're just in there fully...
Elizabeth StilesHOST
Like M-S-S. That's how you say it.
Elizabeth StilesHOST
So it's like so clever the way they've done it that everything is branded phonetically, but they've done Issey Miyake, they've done Comme des Garcons because everyone sees these designers, but then they don't know how to say them.
Elizabeth StilesHOST
And so I don't know how this collaboration came about, but it is so fucking cool.
Elizabeth StilesHOST
I have never seen something that is so
Nora PrinciottiHOST
[laughs]
Jodi WalkerHOST
Um, it said, uh, "Issey Miyake kindergarten?" Question mark.
Nora PrinciottiHOST
[laughs]
Jodi WalkerHOST
"Hi, all.
Jodi WalkerHOST
Does anyone know what the deal is with Miss Lamb Montessori on Berry and North 8th, and why all their employees wear Issey Miyake..." Uh, and then gave the context, "a very expensive and distinct Japanese designer every day? Even on their website, every employee is wearing a dress from that designer.
Jodi WalkerHOST
Is it a uniform? I'm confused and a bit jealous." [laughs] And I was like, "Why are..." I don't know, it seemed pr- seemed pretty Williamsburg subreddit to me.
Nora PrinciottiHOST
[laughs] It's definitely, like, [laughs] like, Joe Biden in DC.
Jodi WalkerHOST
[laughs] But then people started-
Zofia ZwieglinskaHOST
Like, you don't really have to even look for a label to know that that's, like, a piece from that collection.
Zofia ZwieglinskaHOST
Um, there was a lot of, like, deliberately kind of permanent creases, which we've seen a lot with Miu Miu, but also with Prada, which I think is a very effective, um, kind of material technique, and I liken it a little bit to, like, the Issey Miyake pleats, which was also, like, you know, a massive collection.
Zofia ZwieglinskaHOST
There's a whole, like, line based on it.
Zofia ZwieglinskaHOST
I feel like Prada could do that in itself just on these, like, deliberate creasing.
speaker_1NARRATOR
One subject at a time, twice a week, Tuesday and Thursday.
speaker_1NARRATOR
Today, Issey Miyake.
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Picture a finished garment entering a pleating machine.
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Not a neat, flat length of cloth.
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The finished clothes carry one famous name, but the process needed textile judgment, pattern calculation, production planning, altered machinery, and the hands guiding each piece.
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So who designed the pleat?
speaker_1NARRATOR
The easy answer is Issey Miyake.
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It isn't false.
Poppy LissimanGUEST
Like, and I, I do collect a lot of Japanese designers.
Poppy LissimanGUEST
I have a fair amount of Comme des Garçons and Issey Miyake that I've been collecting for many years.
Poppy LissimanGUEST
And, you know, those, I've got pieces which are, like, you know, 20-plus years old, and they're just, the quality is just insane, and the silhouettes are still so... 'Cause they're so avant-garde that they kind of transcend any trends or anything that would kind of exist now.
Poppy LissimanGUEST
So that's, yeah, I love collecting pieces like that, that are just so important to, like, this, you know, inc- amazing design movement that has exis- existed there.
speaker_1CORRESPONDENT
In that post-war boom, after luxury items like color televisions, air conditioners, and cars became widely available, Seibu took a new approach, not simply selling products, but selling a lifestyle.
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Seibu helped launch Kikuchi's career, as well as other up-and-coming designers like Miyake Issey, Koshino Junko, and Yamamoto Kansai.
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Kikuchi recalls how Seibu took a remarkable chance on these young designers, all with their own unique style, entrusting them with a dedicated area of the store known as Capsule.
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That gamble paid off.
Llewellyn NegrinGUEST
And I think that the best designers are the ones that do have that in the forefront of their minds.
Llewellyn NegrinGUEST
Uh, I'm thinking someone like Issey Miyake for example, his works have often been described as almost like kinetic sculptures because they really look like nothing.
Llewellyn NegrinGUEST
Some of them look like just sort of shapeless sacks when they're not on the body, and they really only come to life once they're on a body, and they really depend on the insertion of the body to complete the garment as it were.
Llewellyn NegrinGUEST
You know, it's, it's really only half the experience if you see the, the garment just on a hanger or something separated from the body.
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