This first printing, 1988 vintage high fashion book art plate was photographed  by Irving Penn [American. Photographer. b. June 16, 1917 – d. October 7, 2009 ]  Penn also did the layout for the fashion shoot, which was shot in New York. 1984. "I don't want to do decoration. I believe in questioning." ~ Issey Miyake All the fashions were designed by Issey Miyake [Japanese. Fashion Designer. b. April 22, 1938, in Hiroshima Japan] Fashion materials featured are : synthetic, polyurethane, bamboo. Collaborative work with textile designer, Maria Blaisse. The fashions featured in this plate are from the Issey Miyake 's  1984 Spring / Summer Collection. The fashion model for this work is the stunning Jun Kano. Face by Tyen. Hair by John Sahag. Plate 23: Coat of abura-gami, an oil-soaked handmade Japanese paper, often used for umbrellas. Spring/Summer 1984. These timeless images are an example of flawless synergy of the fashion designer Issey Miyake's vision & the photographic artistry of Irving Penn. Each page measures 6“ inches in width  x  10 1/4“ in height. Detailed condition. EXCELLENT. Light rippling along aged toned edges. Rough binding edge. Some printing of Miyake quote on the back of the image plate which does not affect featured image, which remains crisply detailed & bright. This is original, 1980s first edition vintage book art - not a digital copy, reprint or reproduction. The book art is presented on a medium weight, coated paper called 186 gsm Mitsubishi Super Matte Art paper and was printed in Kyoto, Japan. [Categories: 1980s vintage ephemera  paper book art plate inspiration al art men's women's fashion collections graphic art design modernism high end style technology minimalism nature animal instincts linking body clothes environment with elements of mood style taste tama art university  tokyo  paris new york ooak miyake design studio dame lucie rie buttons naoki takizawa  dai fujiwara 21 21 design sight pleats please  haat a-poc me issey miyake cauliflower  hibakusha high fashion brands japanese fashion designers recipients of the order of culture légion d'honneur recipients of the praemium imperiale collecting framed are giftware salon OOAK ref: Big Box 2: prt_MIYAKe_14]