A few of the influences on my career so far have been Isamu Noguchi, Irving Penn, and seeing the riots of 1968 in Paris. Issey Miyake Read Quote
All of my work stems from the simplest of ideas that go back to the earliest civilizations: making clothing from one piece of cloth. It is my touchstone. Issey Miyake Read Quote
I did not want to be labelled ‘the designer who survived the atomic bomb,’ and therefore I have always avoided questions about Hiroshima. Issey Miyake Read Quote
I respect men and women who age and are proud and don’t lose energy. I think fashion forgot those people. Issey Miyake Read Quote
