But these outputs were not the principal intention; they were the mere fruits of a long-distance creative exchange between the two. american photographer irving penn and japanese fashion designer issey miyake had a deep creative understanding of each other’s work. An invitation to the Issey Miyake "A- N" exhibition, and an exhibition card and programme are loosely laid in at the front. Volume One: 40 pages, with text in English and Japanese, illustrated with 3 color plates and others in black and white; Volume Two: 24 pages, 14-color illustrations and a poem by Shuntaro Tanikawa, in English and Japanese. He also developed a friendship with Apple's Steve Jobs and produced the black turtlenecks which would become a part of Jobs' signature attire.

The photos were used as advertisements for Issey Miyake, they also made this limited run book of the stunning photographs the two artists collaborated on in the 80’s. the artists first met in 1983 while penn was doing an editorial shoot for american vogue featuring miyake’s clothing. In the late 1980s, he began to experiment with new methods of pleating that would allow both flexibility of movement for the wearer as well as ease of care and production.During this time in the 80’s Miyake had been working with several ballets and theatre plays doing costume design. An invaluable representation of an important relationship between both artists, this book unites their formidable talents, documenting Miyake’s women's clothing of the 1980s with Penn's influential photographic style. In an essay for the 1997 exhibition catalogue Irving Penn: A Career in Photography, Miyake reflected, “Through his eyes Penn-san reinterprets the clothes, gives them new breath, and presents them to me from a new vantage point—one that I may not have been aware of, but had been subconsciously trying to capture. Glam (2) vol softbound folio set from museum exhibition in Tokyo in 1990 Issey Miyake (22 April 1938- 5 August 2022) was a Japanese fashion designer.

The collaboration has come to fruition at the end of the century, when the boundaries between East and West, so often challenged by Miyake, are finally being discarded. In March 1992 he was quoted in the International Herald Tribune as saying "Design is not for philosophy it's for life. Penn and Miyake kicked it off and eventually Irving Penn flew to Japan to photograph the early days of Miyake’s Design Studio. The late Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake held a rare appreciation for the role of image-making in design creativity. When Miyake saw how Penn had photographed his clothes for an American Vogue editorial in 1983, he exclaimed, “Wow!from over 250 images, kitamura chose 148 to be included in an 18 minute 39 second showing edited by pascal roulin. The synergy between photographer Irving Penn and designer Issey Miyake is captured in this tour of Miyake's clothing across his long career and working relationship with Penn. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. In 1986 Penn started to shoot Miyake’s seasonal collections in New York, resulting in advertising campaigns, exhibitions, and publications. Legendary designer Geoffrey Beene stated that he admired Issey Miyake for Miyake's technique, this in an interview with poet/artist Steven Vita in Veery journal, 1991.