Issey Miyake in 2016. The designer is known for democratising fashion through simple construction, experimenting with different materials and treatments. EPA
Issey Miyake, third from right, with (from left) fashion designers Kenzo, Anne-Marie Beretta, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Chantal Thomass, Alix Gres, Yves Saint-Laurent, then French Minister of Culture Jack Lang, fashion designers Sonia Rykiel, Pierre Berge and Emanuel Ungaro, in 1984. AFP
Miyake in 1991 after presenting his spring/summer 1992 collection in Paris. The Japanese fashion designer has died aged 84. AFP
Miyake returns his models' applause in Paris at the end of his autumn/winter 1997-1998 ready-to-wear show. AFP
Models push fashion designer Naoki Takizawa up the catwalk at the end of the presentation of Issey Miyake's spring/summer 2000 ready-to-wear collection at Paris Fine arts school. AFP
Models present the Issey Miyake spring/summer 2001 ready-to-wear collection on October 9, 2000, in Paris. AFP
Japanese designer Naoki Takizawa after his spring/summer 2003 ready-to-wear show for Issey Miyake on October 3, 2002, in Paris. AFP
Miyake in 2007 with Sweden's Queen Silvia at the museum 21-21 Design Sight in Tokyo. AFP
Models present the spring/summer 2008 ready-to-wear collection by Dai Fujiwara for Issey Miyake during show in Paris on October 2, 2007. AFP
Models present creations by Japanese designer Issey Miyake during the spring/summer 2011 ready-to-wear collection show on October 1, 2010 in Paris. AFP
Models present creations by Issey Miyake during his spring/summer 2012 men's fashion show, on June 23, 2011 in Paris. AFP
Models present creations during the Issey Miyake menswear spring/summer 2023 show, as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 23, 2022. AFP
Issey Miyake's menswear spring/summer 2023 presentation at Pris Fashion Week on June 23, 2022. AFP
