# Technicolor Creased Fashion Dazed & Confused 'Pleat Please' Pays Tribute to Designer Issey Miyake By Meghan Young | Published 2012-06-12 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dazed-confused-pleat-please References: [stylebubble](http://www.stylebubble.co.uk/style_bubble/2012/06/pleats-please-pride.html) & [dazeddigital](http://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/13515/1/exclusive-issey-miyake-film) The Dazed & Confused 'Pleat Please' online feature pays tribute to Issey [Miyake](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/playful-volume-2), a Japanese fashion designer known for his technology-driven clothing designs, exhibitions and fragrances. In particular, it focuses on his Pleat Please pieces that stunningly melded together the worlds of high-tech science and avant-garde Japanese design. Inspired by the sighting of a beautifully creased handkerchief back in the '80s, Miyake has since spawned a fabric that continues to stand the test of time. Colorful and contemporary, the Dazed & Confused Pleat Please online feature shows how this vintage-style material can be worn in present day. Photographed by Alex Sainsbury and styled by Robbie Spencer, the outfits were complemented by multi-hued hairstyles courtesy of Alex Brownsell. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.4/10 - Popularity: 78% | Activity: 77% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Hip Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/hipfashion) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **High-tech Fashion:** Opportunity for fashion brands to incorporate technology-driven designs in their clothing lines. - **Avant-garde Fusion:** Potential for merging avant-garde design elements with innovative fabrics to create unique fashion pieces. - **Vintage-style Revival:** Market opportunities to bring back and modernize vintage-style materials for present-day fashion trends. ### Where This Applies - **Fashion:** Fashion industry can explore the use of technology-driven designs and avant-garde fusion to create disruptive clothing lines. - **Textile:** Textile industry can develop vintage-style materials with modern advancements to cater to the demand for unique fashion pieces. - **Beauty:** Beauty industry can capitalize on multi-hued hairstyles to complement the high-tech and avant-garde fashion trends. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Seasonal Interactive Fashion Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/washi-paper.md) - [Pleated Paper Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moleskine-and-issey-miyake.md) - [Skewer-Inspired Structural Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fold-and-crease-extended.md) - [Experimental Programmable Clothing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/programmable-clothing.md) - [Pleated Lighting Art Exhibtions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/typexiii-atelier-o.md) - [Stealthy Fashion Collaborative Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mt10.md) - [Reimagined Digital Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deep-23.md) - [Pleated Designer Dog Houses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/issey-miyappy-tessellations.md) - [Pixelated Runway Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pixelated.md)