Presented at Carrousel du Louvre in the center of Paris, the ISSEY MIYAKE Autumn Winter 2025/26 collection, [N]either [N]or is a portrayal of ambiguity as an attempt to connect contrasting binaries in materiality, form, and meaning.
This concept is based on the work of Austrian artist, Erwin Wurm—his approach of framing familiar objects in original and creative ways inspires new perspectives from the viewer. When garments are created this way, they not only challenge the viewer’s preconception of what is ordinary, but also prompt a sense of vacillation, in trying to define what is evident. Qualities found in these garments that seem liminal and unsettling may be manifestations of a new aesthetic. The ambiguity of the many in-between’s offer the freedom of wearing in one’s own way and the excitement of all the possibilities that are yet to be discovered within the garments.
AUTUMN WINTER 2025/26 COLLETION
KNIT (AS REPRESENTED)
Cotton, Nylon, Polyurethane
A dialogue between abstract and concrete, 2D and 3D.
Using still life photographs of KNIT (AS IT IS) as prints on clothing develops a new iteration that straddles 2D and 3D, made possible by the latest technology capable of printing high-quality images, vividly and faithfully, on a variety of materials. The drapes and silhouettes of the prints and of the garments blend together visually, creating an optical illusion.
KNIT (AS IT IS)
Polyester
Exploring the boundary between abstract and concrete, body and sculpture.
The organic form is created out of a combination of different knit structures, as if carving the unfilled space between the wearer’s body and the garment. The sculptural, fluid style of the garments is further emphasized by the seamless knit technology.
LIKE TORSO LIKE SHIRT
Paper, Nylon, Cotton, Polyurethane
LIKE TORSO LIKE BLAZER
Wool, Paper, Nylon, Polyurethane
Sculpture or garment?
These series explore the garment form of a shirt and a blazer as a sculpture. Yarn made from washi paper is used to recreate the surface texture of a sculpture, while stretch yarn is used to give suppleness to the fabric.
The garments are worn by fastening the zippers, to complete the sculpture-like forms that adapt to each individual wearer.
ODD SHIRT
Cotton
ODD SHIRT (STRIPES)
Polyester, Wool, Cotton
The freedom of wearing.
The front panel can be transformed into a sleeve by fastening the additional buttons, and the shirt can be rotated by putting arms through different sleeves, allowing each individual wearer the freedom of styling choices. The stripes with their blurred edges are woven with yarn dyed in a gradient of four different colors.
