* ISSEY MIYAKE ( women / men), ISSEY MIYAKE FÊTE *

From March 5 (Thu), the world ISSEY MIYAKE, which is representing this season, will be conveyed to the fullest extent with the installation of “JUNGLE PHONE.” (Cooperated by: Uluru Corporation)
The exhibit “JUNGLE PHONE”* was created by Mr. Dai Fujiwara, creative director of ISSEY MIYAKE, and Mr. Keiji Koga, inventor of the “flower arrangement speaker,” based on the concept of “device to telecommunicate with the jungle.” It was held for the opening event of ISSEY MIYAKE’s flagship shop in Paris last October and became a hot topic. You can hear the leaves serving as speakers actually transmitting sounds, and experience the unique plan wherein the entire exhibition plays the same music. This project is “installation art.” Please immerse yourself in our installation art that is adding some glamour to this season’s ISSEY MIYAKE collection, which is expressing the real colors sampled from jungles in South America.

*1: Flower arrangement speaker (patented in 2002, No. 3353008)
This speaker was invented by Mr. Koga, an engineer at an aviation company. It is a device which makes plants resonate sounds by inserting the end of the plant into the acoustic generator that is connected to the audio source. The photo shows the JUNGLE PHONE exhibited for the opening of our flagship shop in Paris.

(L) This wild-patterned jacket using snake motifs has a characteristic feminine silhouette.
¥94,500
(R) This tulle T-shirt has a unique, bold print that images living creatures from the jungle.
¥29,400



(L) This mesh belt uses different weaving methods and is reversed halfway to show different surfaces. It is reversible.
¥42,000
(R) The weaving pattern of this stretch black denim vaguely pictures creatures living in the jungle.
¥48,300



This series uses yarns of eight colors collected from the Amazon as warp yarns. The camouflage pattern is expressed through the weaved pattern.
(L) ¥86,100 / (R) ¥57,750



This knit, made of linen and silk, is characteristic for its hygroscopicity and breathability.
(L) ¥39,900 / (R) ¥34,650



(L) This knit shows animal and random stripe patterns using mesh.
¥28,350
(R) This colorful scarf is made of cotton linen.
¥39,900 / each




* PLEATS PLASE ISSEY MIYAKE *

The second edition of our “JEWEL” series will be launched on March 5 (Thu). This time, items that make you feel even more excited for spring, such as sporty clothes using pile fabric and pop accessories using “JEWEL” patterns, will be included. All of them are only available at ELTTOB TEP ISSEY MIYAKE in the Kansai Region.

Jewel motifs are applied on the pile fabric which is comfortable to your skin.
(L) ¥19,950 / (R) ¥12,600



(L) This series uses fabric with a print of scattered gems.
¥19,950
The large ornament representing a jewel accentuates this product.
(M) ¥12,600 / (R) ¥19,950




Recommendations
* For SUMMER *

Why are you not preparing early for summer wearing a hat with bird feathers that sway in a light breeze, or vivid-colored sandals?

(L) This hat with an eye-catching bird brooch is perfect for summer.
¥28,350
(R) These sandals using natural materials should be very useful at resorts.
¥20,790 / each

We are sorry that we will close on February 21st and 22nd.

** HEATH **

“HEATH” is a men’s brand by Gentaro Noda that is newly added to the store line-up from the 2009 spring/summer season on.
Its brand concept is the “reconstruction of British traditional style.” The brand suggests a flexible coordination suited for dressy, sporty, military and other various styles with casual but graceful and elegant items.
For the 2009 spring/summer collection, the brand expresses its unique world under the season theme of “LIFE UNDER WATER” with products inspired from the beauty, fierceness and depth of the “ocean abyss” and “undersea.”

Designer: Gentaro Noda
Gentaro Noda was born in 1979 in Tokyo. He graduated from the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.
After returning to Japan in 2003, he launched the men’s brand “ILIAD,” and released collections under this brand name for six consecutive seasons. He started the new men’s brand “HEATH” in 2007, and released the 2008 spring/summer collection in November 2007.