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Rhythm pleats, top

ISSEY MIYAKE, Tokyo (fashion house), Issey MIYAKE (designer)
Rhythm pleats, top
 1989
spring-summer 1990

Medium
cotton polyester

Measurements
67.0 cm (centre back) 39.0 cm (waist, flat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Takamasa Takahashi and David Tune, 2025

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Gallery location
Level 3, NGV International

 

About this work

Issey Miyake is known for his technology-driven designs, particularly for his pleated garments. In the 1990s, he revolutionised the use of pleating to create innovative clothes that were lightweight, functional, easy to wear and visually striking. Rhythm Pleats was a key conceptual collection in Miyake’s oeuvre. It explored the relationship between two and three dimensions using flat, geometrical pattern-cutting, narrow linear pleating, colour blocking and irregular placement of openings for the head and arms.

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Japan

Inscription
label, centre back neckline, woven in black on white synthetic fabric: ISSEY MIYAKE

Accession Number
2025.455

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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