Ensemble

Issey Miyake launched his Pleats Please line in 1993. To create the line, he used a patented process called "garment pleating" that involves pleating clothes rather than textiles. The process entails constructing garments at two or three times their intended size, then precisely folding, ironing, and lacing the sewn ensembles, sandwiched between paper, into a heat press. The finished garments are permanently pleated and can be washed and air dried without losing shape. This top and skirt ensemble from Miyake's "Flower Pleats" collection is printed in a brown woodgrain pattern and constructed to form organic petal-like shapes at the shoulder and hip.