ISSEY MIYAKE Spring and Summer 2023 Series A Form That Breathes knead, carve, shape, and create a new and free form with your hands and body. There, this form, once hard, still, silent, breathing and growing, leaping easily and singing rhythmically.

ISSEY MIYAKE 2023 Spring and Summer Series

A Form That Breathes

Knead, carve, shape,

With your hands and body,

Create a brand new and free form.

is there,

This form was once hard, still, silent,

jumped easily when breathing and growing,

sang rhythmically.

A form full of life, strong and lively,

is undefined, no restrictions,

wraps the body and releases the soul.

ISSEY MIYAKE 2023 spring and summer series was released in Paris on Friday, September 30, and the new series is themed "A Form That Breathes". Based on the exploration of sculpture making, through the experience of the creative process - freely shaping with your own hands - the series combines ideas, elements and textures inspired by the carving process to create an original form of clothing. Each garment made in this way is a sculpture made of fabric, which at first glance seems stiff, and once moved, it will become a soft and smooth form, as agile as breathing.

Music Koki Nakano

Choreography I COULD NEVER BE A DANCER

TORSO series represents the 2023 Spring and Summer series with its sculptural shape. The design team hand-crafted the silhouette of the unfinished sculpture and expressed it through a piece of fabric. This fabric is tough and elastic, and it presents a three-dimensional silhouette and drape by wearing clothes, just like a sculpture. The feature of the

TORSO JUXTAPOSE series is boldly printed on the same fabrics as the TORSO series and is created by clay models made by the design team. Using bright pigments, apply the print thick and firmly on the base fabric by hand, giving it a texture reminiscent of the beautiful appearance of the sculpture.

R COAT and R SHIRT series features a silhouette created by smooth curves from shoulder to cuffs. R COAT is made of lightweight, elastic fabric and waterproof to give it excellent functionality. R SHIRT's warp thread is made of cotton, and the weft thread is made of special nylon elastic yarn, with a delicate and soft texture. To increase the volume of the shoulder, the side straps are made of excess fabric to sew on the shoulders to form a contour that extends to the bent cuffs.

RESONANT SUIT PB is made of folded fabric and then partially pleated in a round shape. The design features a series of round folds inspired by life cycles and rebirth. The fabrics in this series are made of polyester fiber developed in cooperation with Toray Co., Ltd., and the source is 100% plant fiber*. Compared to 30% of plant fibers on the market, this fiber under development does not use petroleum. Introducing this fiber in this series will explore more potential of the fabric, the result will combine new materials for the future with the unique folding technology of Miyake Ichisa .

*ISO16620-1 3.1.5:100% biobased synthetic polymer content.

LINKAGE is a seamless knitting series that innovatively utilizes the round and sharp silhouettes that appear when various knitting processes are combined. This fabric is made of recycled polyester fiber. The pattern of the clothing is made of two different colors of yarns. When the wearer moves, the clothing will leaps vertically with it, reminiscent of a vivid sculpture.

ASSEMBLAGE Seamless knitting series is inspired by abstract molds, and translucent and three-dimensional sense are its characteristics. The lightweight, elastic design features exquisite yarns and incorporates a variety of weaving techniques. By layering the same fabric or combining colors, a single item can have multiple ways to wear.

NUDE series using knitting technology is inspired by the body, and its characteristic is to use patterns to express abstract sculpture . The inner part is made of pure yarn to create a draped and three-dimensional effect in the straight cylinder profile.This costume can also be worn on both sides, so that it can be appreciated from different angles, just like observing a sculpture.

SCULPTURES Accessories series, with a group of sculptures created by the design team as the theme, it is reduced to the size of the accessories through 3D scanning data. The exquisite shape is made of brass , tin alloy and other materials, which truly reproduces the original appearance of the sculpture and creates a series of jewelry that is easy to integrate into daily life.