Issey Miyake, Influential Japanese Fashion Designer, Has Passed Away. RIP

Issey Miyake. Photo: Hsinhuei Chiou, via Wikimedia Commons

Issey Miyake, the Japanese fashion designer whose timeless pleats made him an industry favorite, has died aged 84. He died of cancer on August 5, his office confirmed to CNN on Tuesday.

Miyake rose to international prominence in the 1980s with avant-garde designs that those who could afford his luxury pieces immediately regarded as collector’s items.

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