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Issey Miyake and me

Issey Miyake and me

In the depths of apartheid South Africa, the Japanese designer offered me a pass into another, extraordinary world – all thanks to a Vogue sewing pattern.

Charis PerkinsLife & Leisure editor
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On learning of Japanese designer Issey Miyake’s passing this month, aged 84, I called my 23-year-old daughter.

“Do you still have that Issey Miyake shirt?” I wanted to know.

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Charis PerkinsLife & Leisure editorCharis Perkins edits The Australian Financial Review's weekly lifestyle liftout, covering the arts, fashion, design, travel, wine, fine dining, sports, motoring and more. Life & Leisure is published online and in the Friday and weekend editions. Email Charis at cperkins@afr.com

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