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October 6, 2007
When Dyson And Issey Miyake Get Together
The Wind is created. Probably one of the most unexpected collaborations to form but definitely one of the most interesting - a clothing collection? We know Dyson as those cool $500+ vacuums that cleans like no nobody's business and Miyake to be Japan's most avant garde fashion designer. The end result is a collection called The Wind. Fashion inspired by every part of a Dyson vac, but built using Miyake's patented textile manufacturing processes and design chops. The year long exploration culminated in a theatrical fashion show with moving air tubs and fans blowing. Look at it not just as clothes, but as an art project that explores the possibilities of performance fabrics able to withstand the harshest elements on Earth.
Watch the promo video.
This is what a Dyson vac looks like broken down to its individual parts.
CEO of Dyson, James Dyson and Creative Director of Issey Miyake, Dai Fujiwara discuss initial concepts.
The Issey Miyake design team explores different textiles utilizing their patented APOC technology. This method of production creates clothes out of single tubes of cloth you just cut out when ready.
The inspiration and initial mock-ups.
Computer model of the catwalk design.
Building the catwalk.
The show, October 2 2007.
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