Issey Miyake is said to have wanted to become either a dancer or an athlete. However, reading his sister's fashion magazines inspired him to change direction
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Since his experiences that day, he said he preferred to"think of things that can be created, not destroyed, and that bring beauty and joy". "I gravitated toward the field of clothing design, partly because it is a creative format that is modern and optimistic," he said.Miyake studied graphic design at a Tokyo art university and went on to learn clothing design in Paris, where he worked with famed fashion designers Guy Laroche and Hubert de Givenchy, before heading to New York.His creations expanded to include bags, watches and fragrances before he essentially retired in 1997 to devote himself to research.