biography
pronunciation:
[meeyahkay]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1938– )
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| biography:
| Fashion designer, born in Hiroshima, S Japan. After studying at Tama Art University in Toyko, he spent six years in Paris and New York City fashion houses. He showed his first collection in Tokyo in 1963, and founded his studio there in 1971. His first subsequent show was in New York City the same year, followed by one in Paris in 1973. His distinctive style combines Eastern and Western influences in garments which have an almost theatrical quality. Loose fitting, but with dramatic often asymmetric outline, his clothes achieve richness by varied textures, weaves, and patterns rather than by colour. |
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