Issey Miyake
Pleated Mock Turtleneck Top
1994-2004
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Issey Miyake
Pleated Mock Turtleneck Top
1994-2004
Physical Qualities
Polyester, 21 1/2 x 45 in. (54.6 x 114.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Linda Lindroth, New Haven, Connecticut, in Memory of William Aaron Pollack
Object Number
2008.96
Issey Miyake
Japanese, born 1938
Pleated Mock Turtleneck Top, c. 2000
Polyester
Gift of Linda Lindroth, New Haven, Connecticut,
in memory of William Aaron Pollack, BMA 2008.96
Japanese designer Issey Miyake employed this technology of pleated polyester to make an original fashion statement with his “Pleats Please” clothing line. This mock turtleneck expands and contracts to conform to the body, yet maintains its pleated diamond patterning, which is accentuated by the addition of color.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2008; Linda Lindroth, New Haven, Connecticut
New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century
Issey Miyake. Mark Holburn. Taschen, 1995.
Irving Penn regards the work of Issey Miyake. (1975 - 1998) Essay by Mark Holburn. Bullfinch, 1998.
Issey Miyake. Making Things. Fondation Cartier, 1999.
New Fashion Japan. Leonard Koren. Kodansha, 1984.
Irving Penn regards the work of Issey Miyake. (1975 - 1998) Essay by Mark Holburn. Bullfinch, 1998.
Issey Miyake. Making Things. Fondation Cartier, 1999.
New Fashion Japan. Leonard Koren. Kodansha, 1984.
Inscribed: Hang tag: Black lettering on white ground. Issey Miyake. Printed on reverse: "CAUTION/THIS GARMENT IS NOT PERMANENTLY PLEATED. TO MAINTAIN/THIS PLEAT EFFECT, PLEASE/ FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS/BELOW./ MUST NOT BE STEAM-IRONED./ ST-166." Tag removed from object and placed in curatorial object folder.
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