Issey Miyake, Japan’s prince of pleats, dies of cancer aged 84

TOKYO, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Japanese designer Issey Miyake, famed for his pleated style of clothing that never wrinkles and who produced the signature black turtleneck of friend and Apple Inc (AAPL.O) founder Steve Jobs, has died, media said on Tuesday. He was 84……

Issey Miyake was part of a wave of young Japanese designers who made their mark in Paris from the mid-1970s. File photo: AFP