@i_d

i-D is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of trailblazing Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake last week at the age of 84.⁣⁣ 🕊 ⁠ ⁣⁣⁠ For six decades, Issey reinvented traditional notions of fashion, redefined the boundaries of clothing in both functional and aesthetic contexts, and innovated methods of production with his famously springy, pleated garments. ⁣⁣⁠ ⁣⁣⁠ The designer, who was born in Hiroshima and witnessed the 1945 atomic bomb as a 7 year old, subsequently spent his life in search of aesthetic harmony and only revisited his memories later in life. “I have tried, albeit unsuccessfully, to put them behind me, preferring to think of things that can be created, not destroyed, and that bring beauty and joy. I gravitated toward the field of clothing design, partly because it is a creative format that is modern and optimistic.“ ⁣⁣⁠ ⁣⁣⁠ Miyake developed several lines, including Pleats Please and A-POC. He designed the black turtlenecks favoured by Steve Jobs, the pleated trousers beloved by several artists, and he was one of the only designers to creatively collaborate with photographers Irving Penn and Nobuyushi Araki. From 1982 until the time of his passing, he made regular appearances in the pages of i-D.⁣⁣ ⁠ ⁠ As well as his impact on fashion, Miyake was vehemently pro-peace and a vocal opposer to nuclear power. As per his wishes, there will be no funeral service.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ Text @osman_ahmed_⁠ Photo #IsseyMiyake FW98 In Paris by Daniel Simon/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images