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Issey Miyake
Woman's Dress, 'Flying Saucer'spring/summer 1994

Not on view
Full-length sculptural coat on a white mannequin, constructed from horizontal bands of tightly pleated fabric in rainbow colors including blue, orange, pink, green, yellow, purple, and brown
Fashion garment on a white mannequin, full-length ensemble of tightly pleated fabric arranged in bold horizontal stripes of black, blue, orange, pink, green, yellow, purple, and brown, with a structured white pleated collar and voluminous pleated cuffs, photographed against a neutral gray background.
Wall-mounted textile sculpture of three torus forms: a large white pleated ring flanked by two smaller dusty rose rings, each with a multicolored layered interior edge of red, blue, and yellow.
Wall-mounted sculpture of a large white pleated paper torus with an opening revealing multicolored layers inside, flanked on each side by fan-like arrangements of pleated paper discs in bold colors including blue, orange, green, yellow, purple, and black.
Designer
Issey Miyake
Japan, 1938-2022
Design House
Miyake Design Studio
Japan, founded 1970
Title
Woman's Dress, 'Flying Saucer'
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
spring/summer 1994
Medium
Polyester plain weave; pleated and heat- and pressure-set
Dimensions
Center back length: 50 in. (127 cm) variable
Credit Line
Gift of the Issey Miyake Studio
Accession Number
M.2007.101.3
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles