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Issey Miyake
Inflatable BreechesSpring/Summer 2001

Not on view
Mannequin displaying a white T-shirt, heather gray quilted knickerbockers with gold buttons, white crew socks, and white high-top wedge sneakers
White mannequin dressed in a white V-neck t-shirt, cropped gray sweatpants with a dark belt, white crew socks, and white high-top sneakers, photographed against a dark gray background.
Designer
Issey Miyake
Japan, 1938-2022
Designer
Naoki Takizawa
Japan, born 1960
Design House
Miyake Design Studio
Japan, founded 1970
Title
Inflatable Breeches
Date Made
Spring/Summer 2001
Medium
Cotton knit (jersey) with plastic inflatable inserts
Dimensions
a) Pants inseam length: 21 1/4 in. (53.975 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Looker
Accession Number
M.2011.181a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.
  • Gifts from Mary and Robert Looker, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 2017. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2017.