Pleats Please Issey Miyake PP79-JH825 Rainbow Gradient Pleated Shirt Dress, Long Sleeves, Collared, Size 3

A long-sleeved Pleats Please shirt dress with a soft point collar and button front, washed from collar to hem in vertical bands of violet, magenta, saffron, lime and teal.

The Piece

Pleats Please Issey Miyake was introduced in 1993 out of the garment-pleating research Miyake and his studio had pursued since the late 1980s. Instead of pleating cloth and then cutting it, each piece is cut and sewn two and a half to three times larger than its finished size and then fed, sandwiched between paper, through a heat press, so the pleats are set into the finished garment itself. The result is light, packable, washable and practically uncreasable, and it changed how a generation of women thought about dressing well.

This is model PP79-JH825, a collared shirt dress that buttons the full length of the front, so it can be worn closed as a column dress or open as a long, weightless duster over trousers. The colour runs in vertical gradients: violet and orchid down the front placket, saffron and lime over the shoulders, and a deep peacock blue to teal at the cuffs and back yoke. Because the print is applied before pleating, every pleat catches a slightly different tone, and the colour seems to shift as the wearer moves.

The white woven label, the Japanese care label and the composition tag in the old Issey Miyake Inc. format suggest a piece from the label's earlier years; it is believed to date from the late 1990s.

Size 3 is the largest regular Pleats Please size. The pleats give generously across the body and hips, and at 106 cm long the dress falls to mid-calf on most wearers.

Details

• Designer: Issey Miyake
• Season: Believed late 1990s
• Model / ref: PP79-JH825
• Material: 100% polyester
• Colour: Rainbow gradient: violet, magenta, saffron, lime, teal
• Made in: Japan
• Tagged size: 3
• Measurements: Shoulder 48 cm · Chest (pit to pit) 40 cm · Sleeve 57 cm · Length 106 cm
• Included: Dress only

Condition

• Pleats crisp and even throughout.
• Colours clear and bright, without notable fading.
• Light general signs of wear consistent with careful use.
• Buttons complete.

Condition grade AB on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.

Authenticity & Care

The labels, materials, stitching, hardware and construction are examined together and documented in Japan before dispatch; anything that cannot be confirmed is stated plainly in the description. Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Machine wash cool in a net or hand wash, then roll in a towel and lay flat or hang to dry; never tumble dry or iron, and the pleats will keep their shape for decades.

Delivery from Japan

Packed by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything before you buy, and see our published policy.

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