List of Issey Miyake Quotes

I Have Worked With Several Dance Companies.

I Very Much Like Dance And Dancers.

One Of My Assistants Found This Old German Machine. It Was Originally Used To Make Underwear. Like Chanel, Who Started With Underwear Fabric - Jerseys - We Used The Machine That Made Underwear To Make Something Else

Of Course There Are Many Ways We Can Reuse Something. We Can Dye It. We Can Cut It. We Can Change The Buttons. Those Are Other Ways To Make It Alive. But This Is A New Step To Use Anything - Hats, Socks, Shirts. It's The First Step In The Process

Many People Will Say, Well, Clothes Should Be Worn; But I Think People Can Look At Them In Public, Like Seeing A Film. I Think Museum Exhibitions Are Very Important

Well, What I'm Doing Is Really Clothing. I'm Not Doing Sculpture.

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.

I Did Not Want To Be Labelled The Designer Who Survived The Atomic Bomb, And Therefore I Have Always Avoided Questions About Hiroshima.

I Was Always Interested In Making Clothing That Is Worn By People In The Real World.

Even When I Work With Computers, With High Technology, I Always Try To Put In The Touch Of The Hand.

A Great Thing Happening Now In Art Is That Artists Are Using The Figure, The Body, Clothing, Life.

The Best Fragrance Is The Scent Of Water, The Fragrance Of Dew And Rain Falling On Plants. Water Is The Essential Element, A Source Of Life And Energy. A Perfume That, Like A Garment, Moves To Suit The Woman, Her Skin. A Perfume That Embraces A Woman.