The Spring/Summer 2019 capsule by celebrated Japanese designer Issey Miyake made its debut on the menswear runway at Paris Fashion Week. The minimalist collection is strongly characterized by a sophisticated style that mixes work-ready ensembles with formal and contemporary connotations.
The men's offering for the upcoming season extends the Japanese designer's legacy with skillful remixes of textures and experimental use of pattern embellishments. The motifs have been seamlessly integrated into the stylishly sophisticated silhouettes, paying tribute to Issey Miyake's "legacy as a master of purist design and refined [fashion]."
With an array of monochromatic baggy pants, sketch-inspired tracksuit-style outfits, summer-ready formal suits and drapey knitwear, the menswear runway by Issey Miyake suggests an aura of timeless and strongly responsive design.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Monochromatic Baggy Pants
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Exploring sustainable and eco-friendly fabrics for monochromatic baggy pants.
- Sketch-inspired Tracksuit-style Outfits
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrating smart technology into sketch-inspired tracksuit-style outfits for enhanced athletic performance.
- Drapey Knitwear
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Using 3D printing technology to create customized drapey knitwear designs.
Where This Applies
- Fashion
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing innovative manufacturing processes to produce sustainable and ethically made menswear collections.
- Textiles
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Investing in research to create new eco-friendly fabrics with unique textures and patterns.
- Athletics / Sportswear
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborating with tech companies to integrate smart sensors and wearable tech into athletic tracksuit-style outfits.
