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Some of the world’s leading creators explain
why they use Ultrasuede® in exclusive interviews.

Creater InterviewISSEY MIYAKE INC. |
YOSHIYUKI MIYAMAE

YOSHIYUKI MIYAMAEA-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE designer

Tradition plus innovation. How Issey Miyake stays fresh and new.

Issey Miyake always stands at the forefront of fashion. Through traditional techniques and cutting-edge technologies, it unveils new clothing and ways of thinking. Discover the creative process of Issey Miyake throughout its history of exploring design.

about ISSEY MIYAKE

The first ISSEY MIYAKE collection was presented in New York in 1971, and since the Fall/Winter 1973 season, each new collection has been unveiled in Paris. Yoshiyuki Miyamae had been a designer of ISSEY MIYAKE from 2011 to 2019.

A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE, a new brand led by Yoshiyuki Miyamae, was launched in 2021. The brand aims to weave the future of fashion by encouraging dialogues on clothing between creators and wearers. A-POC, originally announced in 1998, has revolutionized the process of clothes- making by introducing a new form of design in which the wearer participates.
With more dynamism, A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE further develops what A-POC created, and how it has evolved and continues over time. Engaging with a piece of cloth to bring about different ideas and diverse relationships with the wearers. The brand creates a variety of "ABLE's" by engaging with different professions and industries.

Creater InterviewCentral Saint Martins University
of the Arts London | SARAH GRESTY

SARAH GRESTY BA Fashion Course Leader — SARAH GRESTYBA Fashion Course Leader

White Show, the gateway to success at Central Saint Martins

Central Saint Martins is one of the world’s leading colleges specializing in art and design. For freshmen majoring in fashion there, the first creative challenge is the world-renowned White Show. Why is the theme white? What materials are favored?

about CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS

Central Saint Martins—University of the Arts London
Central Saint Martins is a world-renowned arts and design school, one of the six colleges within the University of the Arts London. CSM has nurtured many generations of creative talents: Among its graduates are such leaders in the fashion community as John Galliano, Phoebe Philo and Riccardo Tisci.
The White Show
The White Show is an annual showcase in which each fashion design freshman at Central Saint Martins creates a single look, all in white. It's an opportunity for students to learn the three-dimensional expression of clothing design. Dominating the calendar as one of the most anticipated events of the first term, the White Show is the longest-running project within the college’s BA Fashion Show.