TOKYO (AP) — Issey Miyake, who built one of Japan’s biggest fashion brands and was known ... Ichikawa in the 1970s — when she was in her 80s — to be his model, sending the message that ...

Miyake defined an era in Japan ... her 80s — to be his model, sending the message that garments must be comfortable and express the natural beauty of real people. Although he made clothes ...

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the designer is credited for bringing Japanese fashion to the mainstream. He infused energy into high-fashion runways in the 1970s, ‘80s, and ‘90s, his brand continues to delight today with ...

Issey Miyake, who built one of Japan's biggest fashion brands and was known for ... Fusae Ichikawa in the 1970s — when she was in her 80s — to be his model, sending the message that garments ...