“Issey Miyake and Dai Fujiwara's A–POC (A Piece of Clothing) concept is an innovative outfitting system that produces self–tailored clothing through mass production, a marriage of systems that seem inherently at odds. An industrial weaving machine is preprogrammed to spin an enormous, continuous tube of fabric. A repeating pattern of seams is woven into the tube, creating a patchwork of shapes whose outlines begin to suggest dresses, shirts, socks, gloves, and hats. The customer can cut along the seams without destroying the tubular structure of each individual item. The result is a puzzle of monochromatic articles of clothing that leaves behind virtually no wasted material.” — Excerpt from the book ‘MoMA Highlights since 1980’. Images are of Issey Miyake’s SS 1999 collection shown in various locations. Thinking about how Issey Miyake’s APOC concept encourages wholeness, political autonomy, and communal responsibility through wearable objects. We are each an essential part of the whole—the object, the wearer, the material, the artist, the laborer, and the process. ♾️