Starfish, dress
1999
autumn-winter 1999–2000
Medium
polyester
Measurements
125.0 cm (centre back) 45.0 cm (waist, flat)
Credit Line
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2026
Gallery location
Level 3, NGV International
About this work
Issey Miyake and his design team began experimenting with pleated polyester cut and sewn garments in 1988, creating designs that are now considered pioneering and revolutionary. One of Miyake’s most recognisable pleated designs is this ‘starfish’ dress, which mimics the fluidity of water and marine life. In the 1990s Miyake also explored collapsible designs; in this case, the dress folds into a parcel formed by its triangular pattern pieces.
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