Issey Miyake’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection poetically reconstructs everyday objects, transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary, inviting viewers to re-examine familiar things. It captures the dialogue between the body and fabric, continuing the brand’s consistent technological poetics.
## Design Philosophy and Parisian Presentation
Junya Watanabe transforms forks, glasses, and boxing gloves into sleeves and skirts, blurring the lines between readymades and clothing, exploring forms that traditional craftsmanship cannot reach. Issey Miyake’s “Being Garments, Being Sentient” theme imbues clothing with consciousness: asymmetrical shoulder pads, open-back shirts, and freely draping sleeves encourage wearers to embrace their individuality.
Pleated, three-dimensional elements dominate, with Homme Plissé infusing Italian tomato red and Cinque Terre grey-green, suspended in the Medici Gardens of Florence, symbolizing enduring legacy.
## Series Highlights and Craftsmanship Innovations
Watanabe opened the show with a black dress and red high heels, a trench coat hanging on a wooden rack, and a lace dress covered by a straw hat; umbrella-sculpted skirts and spoon sleeves created a stunning, art-class-like effect. Miyake T-shirts and polo shirts with prominent shoulders, hoodies transformed, and jackets cut into trousers culminated in a Camper collaboration slip-on shoe.
The A-POC ABLE exhibition at 21_21 Tokyo showcased the O/A lighting series, using a piece of fabric and a metal wire, employing negative space to inspire imagination and embodying a zero-waste philosophy.
## Styling Classification and Visual Tension
| Type | Core Elements | Performance Implications |
| Ready-made Sculpture | Fork Glass, Underwear Gloves | Everyday to Art, Surreal Exploration |
| Shoulder Pad Deformation | Asymmetrical T-shirts, Open-back Shirts | Clothing Autonomy, Deconstructing Rules |
| Pleated Flow | Gray-Green Tomato Color, Three-dimensional Pleats | Technological Poetry, Dynamic Silhouettes |
| Sleeveless Robes | Botanical Prints, Kaleidoscope Color Mismatch | Sculptural Evening Wear, Rhythmic Progression |
| Collaborative Footwear | Camper Slip-on Shoes | Functional Extension, First Public Display |
The body is like an “object,” shrug shoulders and body, inviting free interpretation.
## Exhibition and Cultural Extension
IM MEN Hong Kong’s “FLY WITH IM MEN,” from flat fabric to three-dimensional silhouettes, Ginza exhibition 1/3 to 2/25, 445 CUBE immerses you in the world of pleats. Yoshiyuki Miyamae emphasizes negative space, strengthening the existence of objects, transcending clothing and lighting.
These presentations are not merely runway shows, but invitations to sustainability and imagination.
## Timeless Innovation, Echoes of the Future
Issey Miyake responds to the times with technology and art, continuously defining avant-garde from pleats to object reconstruction. It reminds us that fashion is a living dialogue, never static.
