Fashion as a form of artistic &

creative expression
 ISSEY MIYAKE

“I am a part of my past
But I look to the future”
 Japanese designer born in 1938 in Hiroshima,
Japan

After studying graphic design at Tama Art

University, Miyake moved to Paris in 1964

He established Miyake Design Studio

He also worked with Givenchy

& Geoffrey Beene in New York before
returning to Tokyo

He produced a line of pleated clothing called Pleats Please which became very popular

Strength : Geometric shaped garment, drapery on the bias

Design sensibility : Traditional, innovative, handcrafted & new technology

Pleats Please – Spring Summer 94
collection
Pleating by Miyake
 REI KAWAKUBO
It s clear to see that designing
creativity becomes harder. But
I have to continue , I don’t believe
I have achieved all I can yet
She was born in 1942 in Hiroshima Japan

She worked as a stylist in the advertising

department of a chemical manufacturer

She established the label called

Comme des Garcons in 1969

Her collections are tagged with the word

‘art’ because of their conceptual &
intellectual rigor

One of the biggest independent empire with more than 80 stores in Japan alone

Strengths : Asymmetrical shapes, cotton, canvas & linen fabrics, torn & slashed,
neutral tones & subtle touches of color, sex appeal & eroticism
Lumps by Kawakubo in 97
Comes de Garcons – Red Shop
 ANGELA MISSONI
A certain harmony
of colors instantly reflects
my work
 She was born in 1958 in Milan

The Missoni Company was founded by her parents

in the year 1953.

Over 40 years of technical innovation

& experimentation in abstract knit
patterns & bold color combination have made
Missoni a world famous brand.

Strengths : Geometric knit patterns, abstract knit patterns, bold & multiple color
combinations
The designs created by Missoni have an attitude
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Spring 09 menswear collection