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Remembering the international celebrities who died in 2022

The world lost trailblazers, pioneers and giants this year from many walks of life. Take a look back at the international stars who died this year.

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The finest fashion books for style enthusiasts

The fashion books taking pride of place on the Wallpaper* style desk, from enticing photographic tomes to rare limited-edition titles. Here, the Wallpaper* team pick the best new releases, doubling as a festive gift list for style savants

Wallpaper

'A Turning Point': Japanese Fashion after Kenzo, Miyake

At Tokyo's prestigious Bunka Fashion College, students concentrate in silence that is broken only by the sound of scissors and sewing machines as they strive to emulate the global success of alumni like Kenzo. The loss of greats Kenzo Takada and Issey Miyake heralds the end of a fashion era,…

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Met Gala to Honor Lagerfeld; Loewe Bowls over Paris Fashion

Loewe’s ever-creative director, Jonathan Anderson, became the toast of Paris Fashion Week on Friday with his subtly provocative, concept-driven runway show triumph that had critics and VIP guests, including Karlie Kloss and Alexa Chung, bowled over. Meanwhile, US Vogue’s Anna Wintour announced that next year’s Met Gala in New York…

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What does Japanese designer Issey Miyake’s inspiration mean today for Indian fashion?

Miyake’s passing is a black and white reminder of what cloth and cultural identity mean on the global stage

The Hindu

Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori dies aged 96

The designer was nicknamed ‘Madame Butterfly’

The Independent UK

Issey Miyake: Designer and fashion’s prince of pleats

One of the first Japanese designers to show in Paris, the maverick drew acclaim for his fusion of Eastern and Western influences and his experimentation materials

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Morning mail: Tasmania bulk billing ‘almost nonexistent’, Barilaro to face fresh questions

Friday: A lack of federal support means several rural areas are using council rates to subsidise health services for vulnerable patients Plus: urgent flood warnings issued

The Guardian - AU

Issey Miyake obituary

Fashion designer whose innovative hi-tech creations were inspired by the ancient principles of Japanese clothing

The Guardian - UK

‘It became a mainstay’: How Issey Miyake helped define Melbourne style

The Japanese designer’s sculptural yet comfortable forms have had an outsized influence on the way Melburnians dress – and the city’s designers

The Guardian - AU

The story of Steve Jobs and Issey Miyake's friendship (and a nixed Apple uniform)

Before Jobs adopted his classic black turtleneck, he approached Japanese designer Issey Miyake to see if he could create a uniform for Apple employees. But company employees were not fans.

WEKU

Part of the Japanese Revolution in Fashion, Issey Miyake Changed the Way We Saw, Wore, and Made Fashion

Issey Miyake rejected terms like “fashion,” but his work allowed much of the world to reimagine itself through clothing.

The News Lens

Issey Miyake – a conceptual fashion designer for the many

Designer Issey Miyake has died aged 84, leaving an indelible mark on the fashion world. He was celebrated for clothing that responded to the body in movement and which was conceptual in design but also completely appropriate for the everyday. His garments were often based on simple geometric shapes made…

The Conversation

Issey Miyake: fashion designer, hibakusha, icon

Issey Miyake, who died on Aug. 5 at 84, came from Hiroshima. As a high school student, he was immensely moved by the beauty of the handrails of the Peace Bridge near ground zero of the atomic bombing in the city. The handrails were designed by sculptor Isamu Noguchi. "It…

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Evening Standard

Remembering Issey Miyake: 5 defining moments that shaped the fashion legend

From Pleats Please to his nineties cult fragrance, Isobel Van Dyke looks back at the five most pivotal moments of the late designer’s career

The Conversation

Part of the Japanese revolution in fashion, Issey Miyake changed the way we saw, wore and made fashion

Throughout his career, Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake, who has died of cancer at 84, rejected terms like “fashion”.

Chicago Sun-Times

Issey Miyake, famed Japanese fashion designer, dies at 84

His down-to-earth clothing was meant to celebrate the human body regardless of race, build, size or age.

The Independent UK

Issey Miyake’s greatest legacy will always be his turtlenecks

In the 1990s, the humble black turtleneck saw a fashion revival in an unlikely place: on Apple founder Steve Jobs. Laura Hampson charts the history of the item and how late designer Issey Miyake changed the way we wore the turtleneck forever

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The Independent UK

Issey Miyake: The life and legacy of the King of Pleats

The innovative Japanese designer has died aged 84

Evening Standard

Issey Miyake: legendary Japanese fashion designer dies of liver cancer aged 84

He was one of the most pioneering designers of the 20th century

Asharq Al-Awsat

Famed Japanese Fashion Designer Issey Miyake Dies at 84

Issey Miyake, who built one of Japan’s biggest fashion brands and was known for his boldly sculpted, signature pleated pieces, has died. He was 84. Miyake died Aug. 5 of liver cancer, Miyake Design Office said Tuesday. Miyake defined an era in Japan’s modern history, reaching stardom in the 1970s…

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Designer Issey Miyake dies at 84

Issey Miyake, the internationally acclaimed fashion designer, died of cancer on Aug. 5 aged 84, it was learned Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: FBI seizes documents at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home

Sources say the Monday morning search was part of an inquiry into missing White House records after Trump’s presidency. Plus, tributes pour in for Olivia Newton-John

WEKU

Famed Japanese designer Issey Miyake dies at 84

Miyake defined an era in Japan's modern history, reaching stardom in the 1970s with his origami-like pleats that transformed usually crass polyester into chic.

ABC News

Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake, creator of Steve Job's turtlenecks, dies of cancer aged 84

The 84-year-old designer passed away on August 5.

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