Issey Miyake SS26 Shrugs Its Shoulders
“Being Garments, Being Sentient” imagines clothing with a conscious mind.
Issey Miyake approached the body as an object for Spring/Summer 2026, opening the fifth day of Paris Fashion Week with a playful shrug. The Japanese powerhouse welcomed guests with live beats and sculptural showpieces, while the collection unveiled asymmetrical shoulder pads across printed tees, striped polos, and off-cut shirting — inviting the wearer to see their form as autonomous.
Titled “Being Garments, Being Sentient,” the collection imagined clothing with a conscious mind, each piece portrayed as if it carried a will of its own. Wearers were encouraged to rethink familiar codes of dress: button-down shirts left open at the back, sleeves left to dangle freely, and wool blazers stripped of an arm. Jackets were recut into trousers, while graphic tees and shrunken hoodies bore protruding shoulders, all moving to the rhythm of live soundscapes by Tarek Atou.
Drapage found new expression on sculptural dresses, giving way to ribbed robes, plant-printed eveningwear, and a kaleidoscope of mismatched hues. Closing the show, models carried fresh CAMPERLAB boxes down the runway, debuting a new slip-on collaboration for SS26.
Take a closer look at Issey Miyake SS26 above.
