PLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE will release “LEAF STRUCTURE BAG” collaborated with POSTALCO on June 2. The series is available only at PLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE / AOYAMA, ROPPONGI stores.

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PLEATS PLEASE LEAF STRUCTURE BAGS
I was looking at a tree moving in a strong windstorm when I first got the idea for this bag.
I wondered, 'Why do those fragile leaves keep their shape in the wind like that'?
A plant leaf is very thin (like fabric) but the trick is that it has pipes running through it to make it stronger. They are flexible and move with the wind but usually hold their shape.
There are many cultures that take advantage of the leaf's intelligence and wrap food in leaves or make leaf baskets for carrying.
The Pleats Please Leaf Structure bags are designed to be strong and lightweight.
The colorful cords sewn onto the surface of the bag are like the structure of a leaf.

Mike Abelson
POSTALCO

“ stores carry LEAF STRUCTURE BAG “
PLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE / AOYAMA

3-17-14 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo

+81-3-5772-7750

PLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE / ROPPONGI

TOKYO MIDTOWN E-0202, 9-7-3 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

+81-3-5413-7257