Issey Miyake: The Future is Sewn in Pleats

Issey Miyake was much more than a fashion designer. He was an architect of fabric, an artist of movement, and a visionary who saw fashion as a universal language. From his Tokyo studio to the grand stages of Parisian fashion, Miyake created garments that became part of our visual culture: groundbreaking silhouettes, futuristic materials, and folding techniques that redefined how we think about clothing.

We will dive into the world of a designer who blurred the boundaries between craftsmanship and tradition, between technology and art, and reinvented the way garments relate to the human body.
How did the folds of Pleats Please become a model of smart, accessible fashion? How did Steve Jobs’ black turtleneck become an icon of personal branding? And what was it about Miyake’s magic that made his work so timeless?

Through revolutionary designs, East–West dialogues, and ideas that reshaped the fashion world, we will explore the legacy of one of the most daring and influential designers of the 20th and 21st centuries — a man who dreamed of clothing that wasn’t just worn, but that offered true freedom.