Issey Miyake, the famous Japanese designer, has died at the age of 84

Unfortunately they have announced that the innovative and famous Japanese designer, Issey Miyake, He has died at the age of 84 from cancer.

In the statement announcing the death of Issey Miyake, reported that he lost his life last Friday due to liver cancer. The fashion designer He will always be remembered for his creations that combined Japanese tradition with the avant-garde of the time.

According to his office, his family and friends have already held the funeral and explained that due to issey’s wishes no commemorative ceremony will be held.

Who was Issey Miyake?

He was born in Hiroshima (western Japan) in 1938. Little by little he made his way in the world of fashion and in 1970 he created his own studio in Tokyo, where he began to show his creations on the largest and most important catwalks in Paris or New York.

Thanks to its unique designs showing a totally different Japanese vision, it gained international and global recognition. He is known for the use of pleating in his garments and for the jumpers turtleneck favorites Steve Jobs.

His collections became luxurious pieces that were seen as collector’s items, so today you can find some designs in el Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Among his most recognized collections were “Pleats Please”, in which he used technology with pleats that never wrinkled, “A Piece Of Cloth”, where bet on reducing fabric and HaaT that combined luxury and exclusivity.