95% match132 5. ISSEY MIYAKE
Sibling Miyake line, origami folds over heat pleats
What changes: More sculptural, limited garment types, higher price
Brand profile
PLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE
Issey Miyake's 1993 spin-off label of heat-pleated polyester clothing—lightweight, machine-washable, brightly coloured pieces designed to travel and move with the body.
TokyoOrigin
WomenswearFocus
Avant-gardeStyle
$$$$Price
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What to know about PLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE
Pleats are set after cutting
Pieces are cut oversized from polyester jersey, then heat-pressed into fine permanent pleats, so the shape and the stretch come from the process rather than the pattern.
Polyester at a luxury price
You are paying for the pleating engineering, not rare cloth: the fabric is polyester jersey, and the result is lightweight, machine-washable and packable.
Bottoms and tops, saturated colour
The range runs to tunics, wide trousers, cardigans, dresses and scarves in strong seasonal colours, with periodic artist capsules alongside.
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Brand facts
Pleats Please Issey Miyake is the pleated ready-to-wear line of Tokyo-based Issey Miyake Inc. It first appeared within the Issey Miyake mainline in 1988 and became a standalone label in 1993. Garments are cut oversized from polyester jersey, then heat-pressed into fine permanent pleats, producing lightweight, machine-washable, packable clothes that stretch with the body. The range covers tunics, wide trousers, cardigans, dresses and scarves in saturated seasonal colours, plus periodic artist capsules. The label marked its 30th anniversary in 2023 with a commemorative collection.
- Founded
- 1993
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Made in
- Japan
- Price
- $$$$
- Typical prices
- Tops $353–$562 · Trousers $551–$595 · Bags $422–$478
- Focus
- Womenswear
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Avant-garde, Minimalist / Contemporary