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Issey Miyake, Designer of Steve Jobs Turtleneck and Unused Apple Corporate Uniform, Dies Aged 84
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Steve jobs made the turtleneck somewhat iconic. The fashion itself was not iconic. Any clothing that someone like jobs wore would have attained iconic status simply because of who was wearing it. As an item of clothing it is generally regarded as unflattering and far from iconic in style trends of any era.
In the beginning there was just one scent - L'Eau d'Issey. I still use the cologne and the shower gel. But there was once a legendary time when L'Eau d'Issey was available as a bar of soap. In my entire life I have never used a product so magnificent and life affirming as that soap. Each bar came in a clear acrylic box and cost about $18 but WOW was it worth it. I was CRUSHED when it went out of production.
Zoolander ..hehe ..😀.. That one is a parody of another great Japanese designer I believe, Yohji Yamamoto.
Wut!? I'll have you know that mock turtle necks are all the rage in the 25th century, especially the red, blue and mustard colored ones.
I want a blue one with 2 pips.🖖
You know, the decision to choose what clothes to put on. So exhausting, and it's still early in the morning! How do we all get through the day after that?
I feel understood.
RIP to Issey Miyake, who was a cultural icon in his own right.
The rest of you people are weird. A man passed away. He happened to have designed a piece of clothing loved by Steve Jobs. Have a little bit of respect for both, perhaps?
The rest of you people are weird. A man passed away. He happened to have designed a piece of clothing loved by Steve Jobs. Have a little bit of respect for both, perhaps?
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Everyone hates the idea of uniforms until they try them. I attended a school with uniforms and it was transformative — the uniforms gave us a sense of shared identity, greatly reduced cliques and class distinctions, and made mornings super easy. I could see uniforms working really well in the right corporate environment.
The main problem I've seen with uniforms is that they're usually made out of polyester, which is not comfortable. I worked in a hospital and wore scrubs all day. That was the best.
It fits in with Apple's ethos.
"Its a $20 turtleneck"
"No, its a DESIGNER turtleneck! Price it at $500"
"Its a $20 turtleneck"
"No, its a DESIGNER turtleneck! Price it at $500"
Yeah, as much as I respect and admire Jobs, Miyake was by far the greater creative genius.... Which is precisely why Jobs wanted to connect his name to Apple. The stuff Miyake did with pleats and materials was absolutely stunning and unmistakably his own (obviously there's a lot more than that, but it's the stuff that really blew me away and that I always attached to his name).
Fashion + mathematics intertwined | Issey Miyake’s legacy - Bubblegum Club
Fashion is considered the outcome of artistic expression, yet, it is a decidedly technical discipline consistently employing the use of spatial and geometric awareness and execution. In order to attain the exceptional precision required to deliver a worthy collection; a designer’s craft lies not...
Jobs was mostly an "ideas guy" and a good talker. Miyake was a creative force unto himself.
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Wut!? I'll have you know that mock turtle necks are all the rage in the 25th century, especially the red, blue and mustard colored ones.
I want a blue one with 2 pips.🖖
Listen, I want lyrca uniform.
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Ha ha 👍🏼Wut!? I'll have you know that mock turtle necks are all the rage in the 25th century, especially the red, blue and mustard colored ones.
I want a blue one with 2 pips.🖖
Yes a friend and I used to do keynote parties and I'd wear one with jeans as a bit of a joke.
It did not cost me $270. It cost more like $5...
Guessing this guy taught Jobs how to do the hard sell? 'Sell me this pen' kinda style
He actually did, during his famous 'think different' marketing talk, while wearing his black turtleneck.
True, an uncomfortable uniform would be awful. But a uniform can be *very* comfortable. Scrubs are a good example, and I suspect what Jobs had in mind would have been as well.