
Official website (http://www.isseymiyake.com/)
Issey Miyake
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Japanese fashion designer (1938−2022)
OverviewAI-generated
Issey Miyake was born on 22 April 1938 and was recorded as active in the year 2016. His name appears in kana as みやけ いっせい. His eponymous company, ISSEY MIYAKE INC., maintained an official website presenting the brand's concept, news, collections, looks, items, store information, company information and recruitment information to the public at large. Miyake, whose company carried his own name, died on 5 August 2022.
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Key facts
- Born
- Kazunaru Miyake , ( 1938-04-22 ) 22 April 1938, Hiroshima , Empire of Japan
- Died
- 5 August 2022 (2022-08-05) (aged 84), Tokyo, Japan
- Education
- Tama Art University
- Notable work
- Pleats, Please Bao Bao bags L'eau d'Issey
- Awards
- Praemium Imperiale
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website

ISSEY MIYAKE INC.|公式サイト – isseymiyake.com
株式会社イッセイミヤケ/ISSEY MIYAKE INC.の公式サイト・オンラインストア。すべてのブランドのコンセプト、ニュース、ルック、アイテム、コレクション、店舗検索、企業情報、採用情報などのオフィシャル情報をご覧いただけます。
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Empire of Japan
- Place of birth
- Hiroshima
- Place of death
- Tokyo
- Occupation
- perfumer
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Field of work
- fashion design
- Official website
- www.isseymiyake.com
- Image
- Issey Miyake Tokyo 2016.jpg
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- Commons category
- Issey Miyake
- date of birth
- 1938-04-22
- name in native language
- 三宅 一生
- has works in the collection
- Kunstmuseum Den Haag
- name in kana
- みやけ いっせい
- floruit
- 2016-01-01
- date of death
- 2022-08-05
- cause of death
- hepatocellular carcinoma
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- 三宅 一生
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Encyclopedic overview
Issey Miyake (Japanese: 三宅 一生, Hepburn: Miyake Issei; [mijake iꜜsseː] 22 April 1938 – 5 August 2022) was a Japanese fashion designer. He was known for his technology-driven clothing designs, notably the Pleats, Please line, exhibitions and fragrances such as L'eau d'Issey.
Early life and education
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