Japanese designer Issey Miyake stands with models in colorful clothes at his Fall-Winter 1997-98 ready-to-wear show in Paris, France, in March 1997. The legendary fashion designer died at 84 in Tokyo on Friday. Photo: Daniel Simon/VCG

Models display a “Pleats Please” dress as part of Issey Miyake's Autumn-Winter 1995 ready-to-wear collection in Paris. Born in 1938 in Hiroshima, Japan, the designer moved to Paris in the 1960s and worked with famed fashion designers Guy Laroche and Hubert de Givenchy. Photo: Patrick Kovarik/VCG

Issey Miyake returned to Toyko to opened the Miyake Design Studio in 1970. He is a pioneer in the industry for his work with a variety of materials, ranging from paper to metal. Photo: Daniel Simon/VCG

A model takes to the runway during the Issey Miyake show at China Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2014 in Beijing in March that year. Photo: VCG

Dancers perform in an Issey Miyake show at Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2018 in September 2017 in Paris. As one of the first Japanese designers to put on a show in Paris, the designer is known for his pleated style of clothes that allows for free movement. Photo: Richard Bord/VCG

A model walks the runway during the Issey Miyake Homme Plisse Menswear Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 23 in Paris. Photo: VCG

In keeping with Issey Miyake’s design philosophy, designer Satoshi Kondo presented this multi-person knitwear under the concept “A Piece of Cloth” as part of his Fall/Winter 2020/21 women’s ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Issey Miyake during Paris Fashion Week in Paris in March 2020. Photo: Piroschka vd Wouw/IC Photo

Issey Miyake poses with artworks by Austrian-born potter Lucie Rie at the exhibition “U-Tsu-Wa” in Tokyo in February 2009. In 1990, he decided to hand over his studio business to younger successors and focus on other creative fields, working in cooperation with other artists. Photo: Kim Kyung-Hoon/IC Photo

Issey Miyake was also known for his collection of perfumes and bags. Bao Bao Issey Miyake bags have become a crowd favorite worldwide since the series was launched in 2000. Photo: VCG

Issey Miyake at the inauguration of the exhibition “Making Things” in Paris in October 1998. In collaboration with architect Tadao Ando, he developed the 21_21 Design Sight, a museum in Minato, Tokyo, in 2007. Photo: Michel Euler/VCG