CORPORATE HISTORY
1970~
1970
April
Issey Miyake establishes the parent company of ISSEY MIYAKE INC., MIYAKE DESIGN STUDIO
1971
November
ISSEY MIYAKE INTERNATIONAL INC. (now ISSEY MIYAKE INC.) established as a manufacturing, wholesale and retail company.
1974
March
First ISSEY MIYAKE store opened in the Puzzle Aoyama Building in Gaienmae, Tokyo
1975
September
First overseas ISSEY MIYAKE store opened in Place du Marche Saint-Honore, Paris
1976
June
ISSEY MIYAKE store opened in From-1st building in Minamiaoyama, Tokyo
August
ISSEY MIYAKE MEN launched
1979
July
Group subsidiary ISSEY MIYAKE EUROPE S.A. established in Paris
1980~
1981
December
Plantation (now a brand belonging to A-net Inc.) launched
1982
June
Group subsidiary ISSEY MIYAKE U.S.A. LTD. established in New York (now ISSEY MIYAKE U.S.A. CORP.)
1983
September
Group subsidiary ISSEY MIYAKE U.K. LTD. (now ISSEY MIYAKE LONDON LTD.) established in London
November
ISSEY MIYAKE MEN store opened in Minamiaoyama, Tokyo
1985
February
ISSEY MIYAKE MEN begins showing in the Paris Collection from the AUTUMN WINTER 1985 season.
1987
September
ISSEY MIYAKE MEN store reopened in a new location in Minamiaoyama, Tokyo
1990~
1990
September
ISSEY MIYAKE INTERNATIONAL INC. renamed as ISSEY MIYAKE INC.
1992
March
First fragrance L'EAU D'ISSEY launched through a collaboration between MIYAKE DESIGN STUDIO and BPI (France)
1993
October
ISSEY MIYAKE store reopened in a new location in Minamiaoyama, Tokyo (now ISSEY MIYAKE / AOYAMA)
1994
February
PLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE launched
1996
March
First overseas PLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE store opened in Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris (current store)
August
Group subsidiary A-net Inc. established
1998
May
PLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE store opened on Prince Street in New York
June
ISSEY MIYAKE MEN shows moved to Milan from the SPRING SUMMER 1999 collection
1999
October
Naoki Takizawa becomes creative director of ISSEY MIYAKE from the SPRING SUMMER 2000 collection (AUTUMN WINTER 2000 - SPRING SUMMER 2007)
2000~
2000
February
A-POC launched
July
me ISSEY MIYAKE launched
July
HaaT launched, Makiko Minagawa becomes director (from AUTUMN WINTER 2000)
2001
July
HaaT store opened in Minamiaoyama, Tokyo (now HaaT / AOYAMA)
October
tribeca ISSEY MIYAKE store opened in Tribeca, New York
October
ISSEY MIYAKE WATCH launched through a collaboration between SEIKO (Japan) and MIYAKE DESIGN STUDIO
Year 2005
January
ISSEY MIYAKE MEN shows moved to Paris from the AUTUMN WINTER 2005 collection
July
me ISSEY MIYAKE store opened in Minamiaoyama, Tokyo
2007
February
Dai Fujiwara becomes creative director of ISSEY MIYAKE from AUTUMN WINTER 2007 collection (AUTUMN WINTER 2007 - AUTUMN WINTER 2011)
March
PLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE / ROPPONGI store opened in Roppongi, Tokyo
April
ELTTOB TEP ISSEY MIYAKE / SEMBA store opened in Minamisemba, Osaka (now ISSEY MIYAKE SEMBA)
July
A-POC becomes part of ISSEY MIYAKE, as the A-POC INSIDE design solution
September
PLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE store opened in Minamiaoyama, Tokyo (now PLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE / AOYAMA)
September
ISSEY MIYAKE / KOBE store opened in Kobe (now ISSEY MIYAKE KOBE)
2008
October
ISSEY MIYAKE store opened on Rue Royale in Paris
2010~
2010
September
BAO BAO ISSEY MIYAKE launched
November
132 5. ISSEY MIYAKE launched
2011
March
ELTTOB TEP ISSEY MIYAKE / GINZA store opened in Ginza, Tokyo (now ISSEY MIYAKE GINZA / 445)
October
Yoshiyuki Miyamae becomes designer for ISSEY MIYAKE from the SPRING SUMMER 2012 collection (SPRING SUMMER 2012 - AUTUMN WINTER 2019)
year 2012
April
IN-EI ISSEY MIYAKE launched through a collaboration between MIYAKE DESIGN STUDIO and Artemide (Italy)
2013
March
ISSEY MIYAKE / SEMBA and ISSEY MIYAKE MEN / SEMBA stores opened in Minamisemba, Osaka (now ISSEY MIYAKE SEMBA)
June
Yusuke Takahashi becomes designer for ISSEY MIYAKE MEN from the SPRING SUMMER 2014 collection (SPRING SUMMER 2014 - AUTUMN WINTER 2020)
July
ISSEY MIYAKE Group co-organized a performance by the Aomori University Men's Rhythmic Gymnastics Team at Yoyogi National Gymnasium Building 2
November
REALITY LAB. ISSEY MIYAKE store opened in the From-1st Building in Minamiaoyama, Tokyo
November
HOMME PLISSÉ ISSEY MIYAKE launched
2014
October
ISSEY MIYAKE store opened at 10 Brook Street in London
2015
April
ISSEY MIYAKE MARUNOUCHI store opened in Marunouchi, Tokyo
October
ISSEY MIYAKE EYES launched through a collaboration between MIYAKE DESIGN STUDIO and Kaneko Optical (Japan)
2016
March
me ISSEY MIYAKE store reopened in a new location in Minamiaoyama, Tokyo (now me ISSEY MIYAKE / AOYAMA)
March
ISSEY MIYAKE Group co-organized MIYAKE ISSEY Exhibition: The Work of Miyake Issey at the National Art Center, Tokyo
June
HOMME PLISSÉ ISSEY MIYAKE / DAIKANYAMA store opened in Daikanyama, Tokyo
2017
February
ISSEY MIYAKE store opened in Münsterhof town square in Zurich
March
ISSEY MIYAKE store opened on Via Bagutta, Milan
July
ISSEY MIYAKE GINZA / URA store opened in Ginza, Tokyo
September
ISSEY MIYAKE GINZA / OMOTE store opened in Ginza, Tokyo (now ISSEY MIYAKE GINZA / 445)
2018
March
ISSEY MIYAKE KYOTO store opened on Yanaginobanba-dori, Kyoto
June
ISSEY MIYAKE store opened at 33 Brook Street in London
September
GOOD GOODS ISSEY MIYAKE / DAIKANYAMA store opened in Daikanyama, Tokyo
2019
January
ISSEY MIYAKE Group co-organized a HOMME PLISSÉ ISSEY MIYAKE presentation at Centre Pompidou, Paris
July
HOMME PLISSÉ ISSEY MIYAKE / AOYAMA store opened in Minamiaoyama, Tokyo
August
ISSEY MIYAKE SEMBA store opened in Minamisemba, Osaka
September
Satoshi Kondo becomes designer for ISSEY MIYAKE from the SPRING SUMMER 2020 collection (SPRING SUMMER 2020 - present)
2020~
2021
March
IM MEN launched
March
IM MEN / AOYAMA store opened in Minamiaoyama, Tokyo
March
A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE launched
March
A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE / AOYAMA store opened in Minamiaoyama, Tokyo
September
A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE / KYOTO store opened in Tominokoji-dori, Kyoto
2023
February
ISSEY MIYAKE GINZA / 442 and ISSEY MIYAKE GINZA / 445 stores opened in Ginza, Tokyo
2024
February
ISSEY MIYAKE store opened in Rue François 1er in Paris
December
PLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE / NEW YORK store opened in 14 Kenmare Street, New York City