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" Our goals must be to find new, environmentally-friendly ways by which to continue the art of creation, to utilize our valuable human skills, and to make things that will bring joy. "

Issey Miyake

Art

Creation

Joy

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Issey Miyake

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Much

" I started to work with cotton fabrics. I used cotton because it's easy to work with, to wash, to take care of, to wear if it's warm or cold. It's great. That was the start. "

" The purpose - where I start - is the idea of use. It is not recycling, it's reuse. "

" I like women who have their own idea of life: the woman who is assured, comfortable with herself, strong inside, proud of herself - not in an arrogant way, not showing off. "

" I was always interested in making clothing that is worn by people in the real world. "

" I am not sentimental about the past. I like to think about what is next. "

Issey Miyake

I Am

Past

" Clothes have become more personal, more a matter of very individual taste. "

" I am very interested in the culture of paper. "

Issey Miyake

I Am

Culture

" The joining of the Japanese with the French should make a new movement. I think it should be good for Paris. "

" Clothing is the closest thing to all humans. "

" We have to keep a very tight check on quality. "

" A few of the influences on my career so far have been Isamu Noguchi, Irving Penn, and seeing the riots of 1968 in Paris. "

" The future of fashion is light, durable clothes. "

" If you look back throughout history from the ancient Egyptians onwards, most cultures started making clothing from a very basic premise: a single piece of cloth. "

" I do not create a fashionable aesthetic... I create a style based on life. "

" Most of us feel some kind of uncertainty, with the population increasing and resources decreasing. We have to face these issues. "

" I've never been involved in any kind of political movement. "

" All of my work stems from the simplest of ideas that go back to the earliest civilizations: making clothing from one piece of cloth. It is my touchstone. "

" I never thought fashion was the job for me, because I'm Japanese. Clothes! That was a European, society thing. "

Issey Miyake

Fashion

Thought

" Technology allows us to do many things, but it is always important to combine it with traditional handcrafts and, in fact, use technology to replicate dying arts so that they are not lost. "