“I remember buying my first Issey Miyake item,” Olivia Kim shares,” at his Pleats Please store in Soho in the early ’90s. I was in college and it was the only one I could afford at the time. I used to always go to this incredibly avant-garde store called IF to look at his main and runway collections, and then walk over to Pleats Please because it was at least more attainable. That part of Soho was so memorable, especially in the early ’90s ... and he had this super pristine, brightly lit, all-white shop with neon mannequins. I bought a small tiny pleated cinch sack. (I still have it!) Of course he was innovative, but he is also one of those designers who, for people who love fashion, is the reason why you love fashion.” Nordstrom and the fashion community worldwide celebrate the life and profound, lasting influence of beloved Japanese designer Issey Miyake, who has died at the age of 84.