Issey
Miyake
(born April
22, 1935) is
an
international
Japanese
fashion
designer.
Born in
Hiroshima,
Miyake
suffered
from
osteomyelitis
at the age
of 10, and
the disease
recurred
shortly in
his
adulthood.
He studied
graphic
design at
Tama Art
University
in Tokyo
from 1959 to
1964. After
graduation,
he worked in
Paris
for
Guy Laroche
and
Givenchy
until 1968.
He then
worked for
Geoffrey
Beene
in New York
City in
1969. Two
years later,
he founded
the Miyake
Design
Studio and
Issey Miyake
Inc. His US
flagship
store, which
carries all
seven of his
collections,
including
Issey Miyake
Womens,
Issey Miyake
Mens, Fete,
Pleats
Please, APOC,
Issey Miyake
Me and HaaT,
is located
in
Tribeca,
New York,
and was
designed by
architect
Frank Gehry.