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Textiles: Traditional skills take on another dimension

By Michiyo Nakamoto

Published: December 8 2010 23:14 | Last updated: December 8 2010 23:14

Issey Miyake has sprung another creative surprise on the fashion industry with a new line of clothes that turn into striking three-dimensional shapes when worn, and collapse, origami-like, into flat pieces of fabric when they need to be folded away.

But apart from the stunning designs themselves, the most surprising thing about the Issey Miyake collection is that the clothes are made of 100 per cent recycled polyester.

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