#1622 $800 Reserved
Issey Miyake wool wrap, c.1980
"I felt that clothing could be like beautiful architecture for the body." Issey Miyake
With this guiding design philosophy, the innovative designer introduced his signature layered wrap in Paris in 1973. His garments do not impose a shape on the body. Rather, the design allows the form and movement of the wearer to complete the garment's shape. In this sense, the wearer shares with Miyake in the "design" of the wrap.
The wrap has an asymmetrical design. On one side, the wrap is lightly structured with directed shoulder pleats, a large patch pocket, and an armhole opening. The other side is bias-cut and free floating and can be wrapped around the body, assuming the mood of the wearer.
Miyake trained under Hubert de Givenchy, Guy Laroche, and Geoffrey Beene. Miyake is as comfortable with Western couture as with traditional Japanese art. The style of this wrap reflects a pleasing marriage of opposites: the complicated cut shows the influence of Madeleine Vionnet; while the simple poncho-like style draws on folk tradition.
The unlined wrap is fashioned from aubergine wool with a soft, hairy nap.The label reads "Issey Miyake/Paris"—see the bottom picture.
The condition is excellent. It is clean and ready to wear.
The size is marked "38." The wrap is 47" long from the shoulder to the hem on the structured side.
