Wednesday, 5 April 2017

Issey Miyake : East Meets West


Edition : First / Tokyo / Sanyo Shokai / 1978 / Softcover. / Near Fine
Folio, 214pp. Printed wraps with Obi band as issued. Numerous full bleed colour plates. Text in English and Japanese.

Brilliant survey of Miyake's works form the 70's, contributions from Guy Bourdin, Avedon, Bailey, Shinoyama, Peccinotti. Text by Vreeland. Split into 3 sections: Man and his Cloth, The Form of Cloth and Witness of time. Full of big, full bleed shots of amazing work that is lesser known today.