Issey Miyake is considered a fashion revolutionist. His innovative designs and use of unusual materials make him famous. Not only Apple founder Steve Jobs was one of his supporters throughout his life. Now the Japanese has died at the age of 83.
Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake has died at the age of 83, according to the BBC, citing Miyake's company. According to the report, he suffered from liver cancer before his death, which occurred last Friday. Miyake is said to have already been buried.
Issey Miyake was born in Hiroshima in 1938. He was seven years old when the city was destroyed by the United States atomic bomb in 1945. Even as an adult, he refused to speak about the traumatic event, not wanting to be known as "the designer who survived the atomic bomb," despite the subsequent suffering of a bone marrow disorder that caused him to die has been limping ever since.
In the 1960s Issey Miyake moved to Paris, where he worked with renowned fashion designers Guy Laroche and Hubert de Givenchy. He then moved to New York for a short time before returning to Tokyo in 1970 to open the Miyake Design Studio there.
In the 1980s, Issey Miyake was hailed as one of the world's most groundbreaking designers for experimenting with plastic and metal, as well as traditional Japanese materials and paper. The use of colorful silk fabrics and light polyester materials is characteristic of his designs. He also became famous for handicraft details and technical innovations in the areas of fabric development, processing and recycling.
Issey Miyake's fashion is expensive, but has also been made accessible to a wider clientele through a collaboration with Adidas and the joint 3D collections. In addition, his perfumes are in great demand, and he also hired himself out in the areas of porcelain, jewelery and interiors.
The name Issey Miyake also made headlines when Steve Jobs came out as a big fan of his creations. The late Apple boss is said to have asked the designer to design him a turtleneck sweater. Miyake then allegedly gave him 100 of the sweaters.
