Issey Miyake FW26 "Creating, Allowing" Questions Beauty and Creativity
Satoshi Kondo questions the idea of perfection with intentionally unresolved silhouettes, challenging our relentless pursuit of polish.
For Fall/Winter 2026, Issey Miyake turns its attention to the beauty of the unfinished. Titled “Creating, Allowing,” the collection questions fashion’s obsession with perfection, inviting the audience to reconsider ideas of beauty, creativity, and imperfection. Under the direction of Satoshi Kondo, garments appear almost mid-process — suspended between completion and possibility — allowing the body and movement to complete the story.
The collection unfolded at Carrousel du Louvre during Paris Fashion Week, where drapery and layering anchored the brand’s exploratory approach. A pulsing, static-like heartbeat filled the venue as models emerged in silhouettes that felt intentionally unresolved. Rigid chest plates sculpted the body into sharp, unfamiliar proportions, offset by cascades of fabric that moved freely with each step. Next, tops arrived deliberately unstructured with exaggerated neck openings, while knitwear appeared raw and uncut, as if paused mid-creation.
Oversized trench coats introduced moments of theatricality, styled with folded sailor hats and shoulder-length gloves. Rendered in vivid yellow and blue, their boxy shoulders created a tension between structure and fluidity. Pink woven textiles plunged at the neckline and wrapped the waist with a slightly dystopian edge, while the brand’s iconic pleats rippled across the runway in bursts of yellow, orange, and purple.
With “Creating, Allowing,” Kondo continues to challenge fashion’s relentless pursuit of polish. Instead, he embraces process, imperfection, and transformation, proving that sometimes the most compelling designs are the ones left open to interpretation.
Take a closer look at Issey Miyake FW26 in the gallery above.
