Dress

Issey Miyake|A-POC

fall/winter 1999–2000 · wool, synthetic fiber · Costume Institute

Issey Miyake introduced his A-POC, or "A Piece of Cloth," apparel concept in 1997. Designed to highlight the two dimensional quality of cloth and to minimize waste, A-POC garments were produced in machine made rolls of knit fabric pre-sewn or fused with finished patterns. The user cut the pattern from the roll to create a ready-made, customized garment. This A-POC dress is made of a similar tubular knit sewn with 3-dimensional pads arranged in a tribal pattern.

Artist

Issey Miyake|A-POC

Date

fall/winter 1999–2000

Medium

wool, synthetic fiber

Culture

Japanese

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Purchase, Gould Family Foundation Gift, in memory of Jo Copeland, 2014