Issey Miyake, Japanese Fashion Designer, Dies at 84 - The New York Times

He was known for his innovative origami-like designs, creating skirts, dresses and trousers with prisms of unfolding shapes.

Kazunaru Miyake was born on April 22, 1938. He walked with a pronounced limp, the result of surviving the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, his hometown, on Aug. 6, 1945. His mother died three years … [+1197 chars]

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