In yesterday's post we looked at science and fashion, let's continue the thread in a lighter key with a very brief look at this Spring/Summer 2001 design by Issey Miyake that, rather than focusing on maths, concentrates on optics, and exploits the behaviour and properties of light in textiles.
Preserved in the archives of the Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, this ensemble consists in a grey polyester jacket with purple/yellow shot lining and a grey polyester dress and trousers.
The pleats in all Miyake's designs hint at dynamic movement, but this piece could be used as the starting point to develop more studies in colour changes in textiles: as the pleats move their colours vary, giving an optical and kaleidoscope-like illusion.
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