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CORPORATE HISTORY

1970~

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