Issey Miyake 1983 Hand-Woven Silk Hanten Vest with Matching Fringed Muffler, Chocolate Brown, Size 9
Issey Miyake 1983 Hand-Woven Silk Hanten Vest with Matching Fringed Muffler, Chocolate Brown, Size 9
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A 1983 Issey Miyake hanten vest in thick hand-woven silk floss, inspired by the padded work coats of rural Japan and paired with its own long fringed muffler.
The Piece
The hanten is the short padded coat worn for centuries by Japanese farmers, craftsmen and townspeople in winter. In the early 1980s Issey Miyake looked repeatedly to such everyday garments, together with the textile designer Makiko Minagawa, reworking them in remarkable fabrics. Pieces from this period, with their emphasis on hand and weave, are collected by museums and serious private collectors alike.
This vest, reference JY83083, dates to 1983. It is woven from heavy strands of silk floss, mawata, in a chunky basket weave the colour of dark chocolate, giving a fabric that is dense, warm and surprisingly soft. The body is a wide, boxy rectangle with cut-away armholes and an open front that crosses over, finished with a single toggle. It is accompanied by a matching muffler, 165 cm long and woven in the same yarn with knotted fringes, designed to wrap at the collar so that the pair reads as one garment.
With a 56.5 cm shoulder, 73 cm chest and 65.5 cm length it wears broadly and suits most frames.
Layered over a shirt or fine roll-neck, with the muffler wound high, it is a striking winter piece and a fine example of Miyake's dialogue with Japanese craft.
Details
- Designer: Issey Miyake
- Season: 1983 (by reference code)
- Model / ref: JY83083
- Material: Hand-woven silk floss (see composition label)
- Colour: Chocolate brown
- Made in: Japan
- Tagged size: 9
- Measurements: Shoulder 56.5 cm · Chest (pit to pit) 73 cm · Length 65.5 cm; muffler 31 × 165 cm
- Included: Matching fringed muffler
Condition
- Visible vintage wear throughout.
- Snags, fuzzing and pilling to the vest and muffler, natural to this open silk weave.
- Marks to the hem, inside and to the care label.
- A faint storage scent; an airing is recommended.
Condition grade B on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
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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. Professional dry clean only by a specialist in delicate silk; store folded.
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