The fashion show of the Japanese house took place as if nothing had happened at the Palais de Tokyo, the largest art center in Europe dedicated to modern creation, despite the massive strike which risked disrupting this third day. of the men's ready-to-wear week in Paris, very intense.
As usual for Issey Miyake fashion shows, which are also performance shows, the show opened with an immersive black and white video installation, creating optical illusions to disturb the perception of gravity.
Issey Miyake fashion show in Paris, January 19, 2023 © Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP
Artists in pleated light gray outfits performed acrobatics by rippling a large fluid membrane, like a river.
The fall-winter collection "is a study of the triangle and simple geometric shapes that evolve to create complex shapes," the house said in the show notes.
A series of jackets thus presents a loose, rounded silhouette.
Three-dimensional coats are inspired by an assembly of triangles.
Issey Miyake fashion show in Paris, January 19, 2023 © Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP
Other pieces are designed using overlapping rectangular pieces of fabric and can be worn in many ways.
Adjustable drawstrings inserted into the seams transform the coat and a strap inside can be removed to carry it over the shoulder.
The bright colors that characterize this brand - green, red, orange - are added this season to graphic prints.
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