Creative Director of the House of Issey Miyake, Dai Fujiwara, showcased a collection of many mixed and matched patterns for Spring 2010. The collection contained both bright and dull colors, with hues ranging from pale peaches to bright blues and purples. Honestly, I miss the technological side of Miyake, but I’ll take more on the ready to wear.

It’s been a long ten years since Issey Miyake brought us the latest in fragrance, but finally Miyake’s giving us something to grin about, the wait is over. The newest perfume is named A Scent. Yes, we realize it’s not the most creative of names, but we hear the scent makes you want to grab dozens off those shelves, and the bottle is pretty awesome too. A Scent hits store shelves September 7th.

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GALLERY: RUNWAY RUNDOWN: Issey Miyake Spring 2010 Menswear

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Issey Miyake chose the patterns route for the Fall 2009 Collection, and the color choices aren’t half bad either. The suits have a unique style to them as they line up to create a cool look that I haven’t really seen before. The rest of the collection boasts some baggy pants and patterned blazers. Don’t know how versatile the pieces are, but who cares when you can have a look like this.

Gallery: Issey Miyake: Fall 2009 Collection

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Make the 24 hour trip down under and you are bound to find some fabulous fashions. With Australia’s Fashion Week recently coming to a close, Australian designers hit the net, showing off some impressive collections. One of my favorites was Therese Rawsthorne, an Aussie designer with youthful romance pouring out of her sewing machine. Having worked for Issey Miyake and Oswald Boateng, Rawsthorne returned to London where she founded the label Youth World, eventually naming it after herself. Her Fall 2009 collection combines intricately tailored masculine pieces with feminine naturals. While pieces remain relatively simple, Victorian inspirations, like ruffled sleeves, high collars and bodice tops and dresses. 

GALLERY: DESIGNER TO KNOW: Therese Rawsthorne

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With the only exception being the look above, I think that the Spring 2009 Issey Miyake collection is the worst I have seen in a long time. The collection has some of the worst color choices ever, combined with a lack of patterns, flattering cuts, and style in general. I feel like this collection is a mix between Old Navy and International Male.

Gallery: Issey Miyake: Spring 2009 Collection

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Apart from being a collaboration between two of Japan’s greatest creative minds, it’s also a limited edition, posthumous one that, until recently, was technically too difficult to actually make.

Kuramata's original drawings for the perfume bottle from 1990

Miyake recalls, ‘Kuramata suggested an oversized drop of water and a condensed version of the earth with visions of flowers and dreams, light and wind, men and women dancing a rondo inside.’ Back in 1990 industrial techniques didn’t allow for a clean circle to be cut into a cube, let alone for a party to take place inside one.

Almost twenty years on, though sadly after Kuramata’s death in 1991, 2,500 bottles have been made. Thanks to the development of laser technology, a perfect sphere has been cut into a cube of glass and polished, achieving the ‘absolute purity’ Kuramata intended with his original drawings. A nod to the designer’s Memphis involvement comes in the turquoise blue cap and the box, which features the designer’s trademark ‘Star Piece Terrazzo’ pattern.

The limited release of a design that could have been consigned to the history books without ever having been made is reason enough to raise its value. But given the technical precision of the design, Kuramata’s ‘ahead-of-his-time’ thinking and the timeless appeal of the object itself, we would recommend you keep the bottle long after the perfume’s finished.

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This month’s issue of UK Vogue not only features that amazing Roald Dahl shoot, it also features an avant garde tribute by Nick Knight. Entitled ‘Unbelievable Fashion’ this editorial goes through the most mind blowing garments of the last years. Viktor & Rolf, Issey Miyake, Thierry Mugler, Galliano and Alexander McQueen are just a few of the names whose frocks make an appearance.

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As a dude, I can quickly recognize the inspiration for this unique bag by Issey Miyake and Hikaru Matsumura. America’s favorite past time seems to be the inspiration for this “absolutely worth selling a few first born for” bag.  The stitching is inspired by a baseball mitt and the bag requires twice as much time to craft than other Issey Miyake pieces with over 184 parts that come together after 775 processes. So grab one and show everyone that you know how to play ball.

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