AP/AFP – A dance troupe performed on the runway against a backdrop of optically striped lighting, which moved organically.
It was more than just spectacle. It introduced a geometric theme – how simple shapes can be folded to create more complex ones. The Japanese house explored this in several distinct sections using signature techno-pleating techniques throughout.
The Homme Plisse Issey Miyake collection began with a beautiful, soft new coat silhouette – in flashes of eye-popping colour – with ridge-like shoulder tucks and warped tubular sleeves.
Lines in the groove of the pleating gave the impression of complexity, even if the silhouettes themselves seemed minimalist.
Elsewhere, the idea of simplicity spawning more than the sum of its parts was developed with flair in a style called the “edge coat”. The amorphous-pleated garment resembled a sort of dark jellyfish, designed using triangular shaped fabric that created a sublime three-dimensional shape.
